The Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park covers 127,740 acres and was declared a biosphere reserve in 1977. Many of the mountain white villages are in this area and we have driven through many times. Damon went on a hike in this park last year in November with MWR. Most notably it is a landscape covered with soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum called Karst topography. These rocks yield many underground drainage systems including sinkholes, dolines, and caves.This park is home to many species of vultures. This includes the Egyptian vulture which is a seriously threatened species. Vultures are scavengers that in this park feed on the Spanish ibex, the Grazalema merino sheep, the payoya goat and the Cadiz Iberian blonde pig. There are also several bird and bat species. There is also a dragonfly Macronia splendins that I'm pretty sure is here in Rota too because about a million dragonflies are up on our roof perched on the clothes lines. The primary tree is the Spanish Fir that has been around since the tertiary period. The dense forest also includes the Quercus faginea oak.
Not a bad place for Owen to picnic.
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