The Spanish naturalist Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente was born and died on the same day of the year on March 14th. His death, now 45 years ago, was surrounded by disputes and mysteries for how and where he happened: in a tragic plane crash in Alaska.
In the area of his hometown, Poza de la Sal, in the province of Burgos, the trees of the almonds usually prosper in coincidence with the date of the birth and death of his most illustrious son, as if the naturalist reminded us of this Natural Show, one of the most beautiful in SpainThe importance of preserving flora and fauna. To continue your inheritance, this Rincon of the Burgos Bureba region Various plans relating to nature is organized in March. From a path with wolves to a tour between almond trees in bloom, planting days or a seminar to learn to prepare a “natural kit”.
The naturalist was born and died on the same date, on March 14, who coincides, up or down, with the almond hatch
The flowering of almond trees in Burgos Bureba is one of those natural shows that this spring should not be lost. A privileged place to admire that pink white cloak that covers everything that is of beauty and extraordinary plans The so called “Balcony Bureba”, Or what is the same, Poza de la Sal, the place where Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente fell in love with nature for the first time.
Medieval people
This city, famous as a name indicates from its Roman jumps, of which one hundred thousand kilos of salt came to leave, and to be the most illustrious cradle of our naturalist (to whom an ambitious program of activities in nature and nature is dedicated in March), has just been included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Spain. Medieval historical hull, its castle, its walls, its rich gastronomy or its explosion houses They are an extra to add to the floors with which to give you the first spring bathroom.
Natural temple
As if it were a divine signal, the wildest nature that surrounds Poza de la Sal pays tribute to the most illustrious son every year, Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, with the hatching of his almond trees coinciding (day above, below) with the date of birth and death of the pioneer of ecologism in Spain, March 14. AND Something like the revelation of nature Or the same naturalist who reminds the traveler who must be the trees of the almonds to continue to thrive every spring.
Poza de la Sal is a fantastic natural temple of gorges and mountains, where Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente fell in love with nature
However, Poza de la Sal AND Fantastic natural temple of gorges and mountains. And here, next to the city of Burgos in Frías (considered the smallest in Spain), the landscapes are impressive. A look at The mountains of Obarenes, the Sierra de la Debrighda or the Cadrecas Valley, With the vultures and eagles that fly everything, they always make a holiday in this place. If it also coincides in March, then the traveler can enjoy a Agenda of activities With which the city of Poza de la Sal tries to keep alive the legacy of its favorite son: the struggle for the conservation of nature.
Lobos and almonds in bloom
In March, travelers engaged in the environment, the lovers of outdoor routes and landscapes that excite can make a Burgeois Bureba a Interactive path with wolves (Rodríguez de la Fuente was a faithful defender of the Iberian wolf) and, when nature as a whole, usually in mid -March, The Almendros in Flor Route, This gives one of the most beautiful prints in Spain.
Visitors can learn how to use natural resources in case of emergency and create a “natural kit
Furthermore, at this moment there will be several conferences aimed at environmental awareness, a Celery exhibition And several seminars including one distinguishes Learn to use the resources of nature in case of emergency (“natural beef”they call it) and another initiation to ornithology. There will also be days of popular planting of almond trees and an exhibition on trees, the projection of a documentary and an exit against “polite” can be frequented.
Environmental space
The environmental space Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente in Poza de la Sal, Open Monday to Friday with free admission in the morning And the possibility of managing guided tours is an opportunity for Discover these landscapes of Holm, pine trees and cereals through the eyes of this naturalist and understand the importance of preserving the flora and fauna of our environment that has spread so much. An attractive and didactic plan for young and old.
Bureba’s “saline crater”
Another of the stars plans will be a visit to One of the treasures of Poza de la Sal And also one of his greatest proud greatest. The neighbors call it ‘El Salero’ And it is a 2.5 km diameter “saline crater”, A diaphor (geological formation of mushrooms that is formed by the great pressure of the interior of the Earth and which emerges low density and great plasticity materials, such as salt) with which to discover the functioning of this local industry which was fundamental for the growth of this city.
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