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Volcanic Lagoon of Michos

Abenójar, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

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Volcanic Lagoon of Michos

Nature · Abenójar, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

This volcanic maar in Abenójar, in the Valle de Alcudia, is one of the most representative manifestations of the volcanism of the Campo de Calatrava and was declared a Natural Monument by Decree 209/1999, of 5 October, following a process opened in December 1998. It is also part of the site of community importance of the rivers of the middle basin of the Guadiana and their slopes. It covers 215 hectares of privately owned land, with an explosion crater that holds within it a semi-permanent lagoon, located at the foot of a quartzite mountain range in an area of high scenic value, on the boundary with flat land.

Photo: PNOA (Attribution)

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