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Caminito del Rey Aqueduct

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Caminito del Rey Aqueduct

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Caminito del Rey Aqueduct

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Location: Ardales, Norte O Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Ardales

15.8km

05:21

550m

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2. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from El Chorro-Caminito del Rey

15.6km

05:16

540m

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3. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Peñarrubia

27.2km

09:22

1,190m

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Michel Z.

January 4, 2023

In the past, boats were even used to transport goods here. today you can walk part of the way in it.

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

June 8, 2024

The reason for its construction was the project designed by the engineer Rafael Benjumea y Burín (1876–1952) to use the potential of winter rain and hydroelectric power by means of dams, pipelines and hydroelectric power stations.[3] This included a canal into which part of the water of the Guadalhorce is diverted through a gorge, the Garganta del Chorro, and which connects two dams of the Sociedad Hidroeléctrica del Chorro, namely the Salto del Gaitanejo and the Salto del Chorro. The Caminito was built to transport the building materials and to maintain the facility in the extremely impassable terrain along the ravine known as the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Desfiladero of the Bearded Vultures).

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

January 31, 2025

The reason for its construction was the project designed by the engineer Rafael Benjumea y Burín (1876–1952) to use the potential of winter rain and hydroelectric power by means of dams, pipelines and hydroelectric power stations.[3] This included a canal into which part of the water of the Guadalhorce is diverted through a gorge, the Garganta del Chorro, and which connects two dams of the Sociedad Hidroeléctrica del Chorro, namely the Salto del Gaitanejo and the Salto del Chorro. The Caminito was built in order to be able to transport the building materials and maintain the facility in the extremely impassable terrain along the ravine known as the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Desfiladero of the Bearded Vultures).
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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey

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Location: Ardales, Norte O Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Ardales

2. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from El Chorro-Caminito del Rey

3. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Peñarrubia

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