Nature of Rivas

RIVASWe are in the centre of Spain.40º Noth, the same as Thesaloniki.

RIVAS600 meters over the sea level.

Plateau of Spain

RIVAS15 Kilometres far away of Madrid.Third Capital of Europe by population, after London and Berlin

NATUREWe live surrounded for two rivers:

Jarama and Manzanares (the river wich also crosses the Capital –Madrid-).And we have 28 lakes around us.

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It is a very special land that conforms a Natural Area, What is called:

The Regional Park of the South-Est of Madrid

NATURE50 Kilometres far away we have a bigger conservation area:The National Park of Sierra de Guadarrama

NATUREThe condition of The Natural Park is achieved as a result of being a IBA (Importan Bird Area)

NATUREWhich responds to a particular use because It has essential value for biodiversity conservation as regards for birds

NATUREA great variety of bird species spend the Winter season here, before the migrations towards the North

NATUREThese are the birds which live in Rivas:Mallard

NATUREAnd some of the most representativeMAMALS

LAKESThe lakes are the result of a human intervention on lands owed to mining activities.

LAKESThe alluvial sediments of the rivers are used for the extraction of sand and gravel for buinding

LAKESGreat holes were created and the superficial freatic level flooded them

HILLThe City is not lacated on this foaded áreas but over some adjoining hills.We have a higest part.

GYPSUMThe higest part is formed by gypsum, a sedimentary rock whith wchich we produce plaster

GYPSUMThis comforms a roght soil, very hard, in wich just some few adapted plants can grow-up

CLIFFSThe rives eroded the gypsum and comform cliffs that we call “cortados”

PLANTSSo we have some endemic plants as well as another ones, very adapted

PLANTSPrincipal Woods are pine Woods from reforestation in the sixties.

PLANTSAnd tre river’s Wood into the alluvial areas

LEISURESo we have a nice nature and we love and enjoy it.It is our way of living.

WE HOPE WE’LL CAN SHARE, AS SOON AS POSIBLE, OUR NATURE.

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