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El esparto, el oro verde de Benamaurel

Benamaurel, Comarca de Baza, Granada

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El esparto, el oro verde de Benamaurel

Historical milestone · Benamaurel, Comarca de Baza, Granada

Image of Benamaurel, not of the place itself.

For generations the cultivation and braiding of esparto grass was such an important source of wealth in Benamaurel that it came to be known as 'green gold'; the municipality also had sulfur mines that have since disappeared.

Photo: Davidpozo (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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