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Presa de las Peñitas Dam

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Presa de las Peñitas Dam

Presa de las Peñitas Dam

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    1. Arco de las Peñitas from Vega de Río Palmas — round trip through the Barranco de las Peñitas (SL FV 6)

    5.22km

    01:37

    160m

    Expert hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    July 1, 2023

    It's bone dry in front of the dam wall... behind it, in a couple of natural stone pools, there's cloudy pool broth... the goats have had enough

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      February 24, 2019

      Where the valley narrows into a ravine, a reservoir (Presa del las Peñitas) was created in the 1940s to improve the supply of water to the island. Today he is silted up.

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        August 9, 2019

        In order to cultivate potatoes and vegetables all year long, the Reserva de Las Penitas reservoir was created in 1942. However, irrigation proved useless due to a source of salt water. Today, numerous species of birds use the almost overgrown water surface.

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          Location: Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

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