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Peña Mesa

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Peña Mesa

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Espacio Natural de Las Tuerces

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    1. Peña Mesa — circular by the Natural Space of las Tuerces

    5.04km

    01:32

    180m

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    October 2, 2022

    Peña Mesa is an impressive rock formation located in the province of Palencia, within the Las Tuerces Natural Area. This place is known for its curious karst formations, created by erosion in the limestone rock, which offer a unique and spectacular landscape.

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      September 20, 2023

      The stone labyrinth of Las Tuerces has several paths and the Natural monument can be explored according to one's taste, letting oneself be guided by intuition and the indications of the itineraries. The track is a general proposal with a loop that approaches the viewpoints of the Pisuerga River to learn about the natural, geological and environmental values of the natural area. The Las Tuerces labyrinth occupies a plain of limestone rocks sculpted by water erosion on a syncline hanging in the canyon of the Pisuerga River, a territory of geological interest because it marks the meeting between the Cantabrian mountains and the lands of the moor. In the shadowy stone alleys, relict beech trees, hazelnut trees, gall oaks, rocky vegetation and thorny plants from humid environments typical of other latitudes appear, coexisting amazingly with holm oaks, junipers and shrubs from a Mediterranean environment, a forest wonder. An admirable whim of nature that is a lesson in geology and the history of the Earth in the last hundred million years in the open air.

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        August 21, 2022

        La Peña Mesa, with a small cross on its top, is the central and best-known place in the Las Tuerces natural area. It has a small rope to climb to the top of the rock, but I did not dare to try it

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          Location: Pomar De Valdivia, Aguilar, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

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