Badajoz Province - Province of Badajoz, La Siberia, Proserpina Dam, Esparragalejo Dam, Cornalvo Dam, La Serena, Spain (Paperback)

Chapters: Province of Badajoz, La Siberia, Proserpina Dam, Esparragalejo Dam, Cornalvo Dam, La Serena, Spain. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: La Siberia is a Spanish comarca in the northeastern portion of the province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. Its capital is the municipality of Herrera del Duque. The district is bordered on the north by the provinces of C ceres and Toledo, on the west by Las Vegas Altas comarca, on the south by La Serena comarca, and on the east by the province of Ciudad Real. The district contains 18 municipalities with a combined area of 2,943 km (1,136 sq mi) and a population of 29,214 people. La Siberia contains 18 municipalities: The entrance to Maltravieso CaveLa Siberia dates back to prehistory, when inhabitants were hunters and gatherers, semi-nomadic in nature. Rupestrian (made of rock) cave paintings and stone tools have been found from this era. The most prolific paintings in the area (though not in La Siberia itself) are those in the Maltravieso Cave from the Aurignacian era. Human remains and ceramics have also been found in the cave. La Serena, the largest reservoir in SpainLa Siberia is a land of varying terrain. The foothills of the Montes de Toledo dominate the north, and the flatter Sierra Morena runs through the south. Two major rivers flow through the region, creating vast peneplains in the less mountainous areas. Poor soil as a result of erosion in the peneplains makes the region poorly suited for agriculture, so most of the population relies on livestock as their principal economic activity. The Guadiana River flows the entire length of the comarca from northeast to southwest, going on to form most of the southern portion of the border between Spain and Portugal. The ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20790108