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Beyond the mountains of Sierra Nevada, farther south from Granada, lie the great valley of the Alpujarras (wikipedia link), first settled in the 12th century by Berber refugees from Sevilla, and later the Moors' last stronghold in Spain. The eternal snows of the high sierras keep the valleys and their seventy or so villages well watered all summer long. Rivers have cut deep gorges in the soft mica and shale of the upper mountains, and over the centuries have deposit silt and fertile soil on the lower hills and in the valleys; here the villages have grown, for the soil is rich and easily worked. The Moors carried on the tradition of terracing and irrigation and modified them in their inimitable way, transforming the Alpujarras into an earthly paradise - a wildly picturesque region dotted with traditional mountain villages and spectacular treks connecting those villages, all very well marked.

This was taken from a trail above the road, connecting the village of Pitres and the vilage of Bubión. It's about 2km from the begining of the trail and close to the camping of Pitres.
It's also the first picture of Pitres in TE. It's August and although this is a touristic place it cannot be compared with the crowds found in the coast and in the big cities of Spain. The road is not that busy, specially at this early morning hour and those two men were having a chat against the rail of the road, problably before breakfast.

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Additional Photos by Ricardo Lopes (riclopes) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6619 W: 150 N: 9855] (33137)
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