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Mountain range of Chiva

Chiva, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

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Mountain range of Chiva

Nature · Chiva, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

The Sierra de Chiva is a municipal natural site of more than 5,500 hectares in the municipality of Chiva, in the comarca of La Hoya de Buñol, whose vegetation, marked by various forest fires, has regenerated with Aleppo pine, holm oak and flowering ash. It is home to birds of prey such as Bonelli's eagle, Montagu's harrier and the peregrine falcon, as well as several endangered bat species that inhabit its caves. The site preserves a notable archaeological and ethnological heritage, with sites such as the Alhóndiga cave, the Barranco Grande cave and the Cofia cave, whose rock art is declared a World Heritage Site, as well as the Nevera de Chiva and the old Morrongos bullring.

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