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Borrenes topographic maps
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Las Médulas
Spain > Castile and León > El Bierzo > Borrenes
The spectacular landscape of Las Médulas resulted from the ruina montium (wrecking of the mountains), a Roman mining technique described by Pliny the Elder in 77 AD. The technique employed was a type of hydraulic mining which involved undermining a mountain with large quantities of water. The water was…
Average elevation: 631 m