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The valley of the ahijaderos

Valdehijaderos, Sierra de Béjar, Salamanca

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The valley of the ahijaderos

Curiosity · Valdehijaderos, Sierra de Béjar, Salamanca

Image of Valdehijaderos, not of the place itself.

«Ahijadero» is a word that the Academy records as particular to Salamanca: the meadow set aside for ewes to bear and rear their lambs. Val de Ahijaderos, the village's old name, therefore means valley of sheep-rearing meadows.

Photo: W.R.C.D. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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