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Lagoon of el Arquillo

Robledo, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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Lagoon of el Arquillo

Nature · Robledo, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

The Laguna del Arquillo is a wetland declared a natural monument of Castilla-La Mancha, in the Albacete region of the Sierra de Alcaraz, within the municipal area of Masegoso. It occupies a protected area of 522 hectares, with an additional peripheral zone of 3757 hectares. Its aquatic vegetation includes water lilies and reed beds, as well as marginal grassland and rush thickets, and among its fauna the Saint Anthony's little frog and the leprous terrapin stand out. In the surrounding area, caves with rock paintings have been found just a few metres from the water's surface, and a Neolithic motilla mound is also preserved there, one of the most valuable natural sites in the area.

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