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Foz de Arbaiun

Romanzado/Erromantzatua, Sangüesa, Navarra

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Foz de Arbaiun

Nature · Romanzado/Erromantzatua, Sangüesa, Navarra

A canyon about 6 km long and nearly 400 meters deep, carved by the Salazar river into the limestone rock of the Sierra de Leyre, between the municipal areas of Romanzado and Lumbier. Declared a Reserva Natural (Nature Reserve) in 1987, designated a Special Area of Conservation (ZEC) in 2004 and a Special Protection Area for Birds (ZEPA) in 2013, it holds the largest colony of griffon vultures in Navarre, along with golden eagles, Egyptian vultures, and bearded vultures.

1987

Photo: Colsandsol (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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