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Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax
Níjar

Old Waterwheels and Cisterns of Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax
Níjar

Old Waterwheels and Cisterns of Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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Old Waterwheels and Cisterns of Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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    January 26, 2025

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    Unesco world heritage, water was pumped up and cooled here, we were thirsty but could not find a drop anywhere...
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    The wheel in the picture is a so-called blood wheel. They were driven by donkeys to pump up groundwater. The technique was copied from the Greeks.
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    Location: Níjar, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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