Plomo beach at sunset is a photograph by Guido Montanes Castillo which was uploaded on April 22nd, 2014.
Plomo beach at sunset
PARQUE NATURAL CABO DE GATA, ALMERIA, SPAIN
National Park of Cabo de Gata in Almeria, Spain. Famous for his landscapes of volcanic origin and its... more
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Plomo beach at sunset
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Guido Montanes Castillo
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Photograph
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PARQUE NATURAL CABO DE GATA, ALMERIA, SPAIN
National Park of Cabo de Gata in Almeria, Spain. Famous for his landscapes of volcanic origin and its natural
National Park of Cabo de Gata in Almeria, Spain. Famous for his landscapes of volcanic origin and its natural.
Located in the south-eastern corner of Spain, Cabo de Gata-N�jar Natural Park is Andalucia's largest coastal protected area, a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe's most original geological features. The eponymous mountain range is Spain's largest volcanic rock formation with sharp peaks and crags in red / ochre-hues. It falls steeply to the Mediterranean Sea creating jagged 100m-high cliffs, which are riven by gullies leading to hidden coves with white sandy beaches, some of the most beautiful in Andalucia. Offshore are numerous tiny rocky islands and, underwater extensive coral reefs teeming with marine life.[1] Its climate is arid to the extent of being the driest location in Europe and the continent�s only subtropical or "warm" desert, with rainfall below 200 mm a year and average yearly temperatures above 18 degrees centigrade. In 1997 it was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. In 2001 it was included among the Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance. In 2010 it was proposed as a dump for nuclear waste.[2]
The name 'Cabo de Gata,' contrary to popular "ex-pat" myth, does not mean cape of cats, though the word "cabo" does mean cape, as in Cape of Good Hope. The word "gata" apart from meaning a female cat, actually relates to the mineral agate which used to be mined in this area
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April 22nd, 2014
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Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, I Love Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS your outstanding artwork has been chosen for FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on FAA: MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's excellence!
Guido Montanes Castillo replied:
Thank you so much for featured my photo in your group! It is great! Thank you!