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The market gardens of the Henares canal

Marchamalo, La Campiña, Guadalajara

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The market gardens of the Henares canal

Food and drink · Marchamalo, La Campiña, Guadalajara

Image of Marchamalo, not of the place itself.

The canal opened in the nineteenth century made it possible to irrigate the plain and gave the countryside a market garden of mild vegetables: chard, green beans, peppers and cardoon, which reach the markets of the provincial capital and take the lead in the comarca's seasonal stews.

Photo: Ignacio Pérez Anguio (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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