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Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Rio Poqueira in the Alpujarras district of the province of Granada in Andalucía, Spain. It is located at latitude 36º 57' N and longitude 3º 21' W, about 1 Km north of Bubión. Its altitude is officially recorded as 1436 metres, though there is a considerable altitude difference between the oldest part of the village, which is at the lower, southern end, and the highest part, where tourist-oriented development is currently concentrated. The area of the municipality is 57 sq. km. A gorge is a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills. ... Puente del Molino over the Rio Poqueira, between BubiÃ³n and Capileira The RÃo Poqueira is a river in La Alpujarra region in the province of Granada, in the community of AndalucÃa, Spain. ... La Alpujarra (sometimes Las Alpujarras) is a mountainous district in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ... Granada province Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator AndalucÃa por sÃ, para EspaÃ±a y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 kmÂ² 17,2% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter Î» (lambda),[1][2] describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... BubiÃ³n from the south BubiÃ³n is a village in La Alpujarra region of Granada in the community of AndalucÃa, Spain. ...

Although the Sierra Nevada Highway runs through Capileira and out across the Sierra Nevada mountains towards the city of Granada, motor traffic is no longer permitted to continue across the mountains; Capileira is therefore the highest point that public traffic can reach, although the National Park runs a limited bus service on the now-closed road (reservations handled by office in the village) in summer. A track leads northwards from the village to the abandoned settlement of La Cebadilla, built to house the workers who developed the hydro-electric installation at the upper end of the Poqueira Gorge. Situation of Sierra Nevada in the Iberian Peninsula. ... Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous community Andalusia Settled since 7th century BC Area - City 88 kmÂ² (34 sq mi) Elevation 738 m (2,421. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

Capiliera has developed a significant tourist trade, acting as a centre for walking and for accessing the mountains especially Mulhacén, generally treated as a two-day climb from Capileira with an overnight stop at a mountain refuge en route. A bus route connects the village to Granada (via Lanjarón and Órgiva) and Alcutar (via Trevélez and Juviles); as of 2006 there were 2 services per day. The village has good facilities for visitors including a number of restaurants, hotels and apartment blocks, but retains a typical Alpujarran character especially away from the main road. Its population in 2005 was recorded as 582 people, of whom 35 did not have Spanish nationality, most of them being citizens of other European Union countries. The village has a primary school but no secondary school. Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ... LanjarÃ³n is a municipality and village in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. ... Ã“rgiva is a small town in the Alpujarra mountains in the eastern part of AndalucÃa in Spain. ... Rio TrevÃ©lez upstream of the town, early spring TrevÃ©lez is a town in the community of AndalucÃa, Spain. ... Village in central alpujarras becoming increasingly on teh main tourist trail. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Information page about Capileira on the website of the Andalucían Statistical Institute (in Spanish).

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Alhama de Granada is a town in the province of Granada, approx. ... AlmuÃ±Ã©car Playa Velilla Promenade and Hotel Helios, Playa San Cristobal, AlmuÃ±Ã©car Excavated ruins of the Phoenecian fish salting factory within the Majuelo Park The Roman aqueduct at Torrecuevas near the source of the Rio Verde about 4 km north of AlmuÃ±Ã©car The Roman aqueduct in the Rio... Armilla, a gold armband awarded as a medal equivalent to soldiers of ancient Rome Armillary sphere. ... Baza is a town in the province of Granada in southern Spain, in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ... BÃ©rchules is a village and municipality in the central Alpujarra, in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. ... BubiÃ³n from the south BubiÃ³n is a village in La Alpujarra region of Granada in the community of AndalucÃa, Spain. ... There are several other places called CaÃ±ar View of CaÃ±ar from the east CÃ¡Ã±ar, sometimes spelt CaÃ±ar, is a small village in the Alpujarras district of the province of Granada in AndalucÃa, Spain. ... River Darro is a river in the Spanish city Granada. ... Ferreira is a very common Portuguese family name. ... Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village 17km west of Granada, Spain. ... Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous community Andalusia Settled since 7th century BC Area - City 88 kmÂ² (34 sq mi) Elevation 738 m (2,421. ... Guadix, a city of southern Spain, in the province of Granada; on the left bank of the river Guadix, a sub-tributary of the Guadiana Menor, and on the Madrid-ValdepeÃ±as-AlmerÃa railway. ... HuÃ©scar (Latin: Osca) is a municipality of Granada province, Spain. ... A name generally used by people of chinese ethnic origin. ... Village in central alpujarras becoming increasingly on teh main tourist trail. ... BusquÃstar from the west La Taha, or La TahÃ¡, is a municipality in the Alpujarras region of the province of Granada, Spain. ... LanjarÃ³n is a municipality and village in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. ... Loja is a toponym in Ecuador. ... Motril is a town next to Mediterranean coast in the province of Granada (Spain). ... Ã“rgiva is a small town in the Alpujarra mountains in the eastern part of AndalucÃa in Spain. ... Pedro Jaime MartÃnez (born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a baseball pitcher who plays for the New York Mets. ... The Salar people (Chinese: æ’’æ‹‰æ—, Pinyin: SÄlÄzÃº) are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Santa Fe is a Andalucian municipality in the province of Granada, Spain, situated in the Vega de Granada, irrigated by the river Genil. ... Rio TrevÃ©lez upstream of the town, early spring TrevÃ©lez is a town in the community of AndalucÃa, Spain. ... Zafarraya is a town in Granada, Andalusia, Spain, with a population of 2,200 (2003). ...

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