Aracena

Aracena

Six men fled the village when the Francoist troops of Commander round advancing as the lightning that does not stop from East to West. They knew their future of death because it was written. They did not wait. It was as if the Earth had swallowed them. And so it was, they were hidden in a marble recess to save their necks, since nationalist troops eliminated anyone who was linked with the left-wing politics. The six were the most sought after in all saw. For three years they were locked up in the cave.

There is now the opportunity to relive these facts through saw eXtreme. We recreate the situation lived by these neighbors of Navahermosa. We will cross paths by which fled, and will arrive at the mouth of the cave entrance. Once there, and armed with helmets and lights, go up to the room of beds, where still there are traces of woods that were used as cots. Also, see the place where did the fire for cooking, and the hideouts where spent hours hidden when the authority of the era, went to catch them.

The Cave de Alcala is a karstic cavity of horizontal progression, no more than 400 meters of travel inside her. It is composed of several rooms juxtaposed, joined by narrow catteries, with small formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flags and columns. It is a cavity that does not have any current of water, at least until today. Within this nook which escaped Republicans used, Hibernate Horseshoe bats. Its name is due to the membranous structures that have around the nose. They use ultrasonic sound emitted by the nostrils, and the snout in a horseshoe shape, helps them as a small parabolic antenna with which direct the sound. It is suitable for all ages adventure, where the history and fun join in this wonderful marble cave, located in the Centre of the Sierra de Aracena. Original author and source of the article

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