Source: UNESCO World Heritage
Postcard 1
This landscape was a gold mining area during the Roman Empire. Thanks to Jordi of Spain.
Postcard 2
A winter view of Las Medulas, Spain. Thanks to Marie of Spain.
Spain - Las Médulas
"In the 1st century A.D. the Roman Imperial authorities began to exploit the gold deposits of this region in north-west Spain, using a technique based on hydraulic power. After two centuries of working the deposits, the Romans withdrew, leaving a devastated landscape. Since there was no subsequent industrial activity, the dramatic traces of this remarkable ancient technology are visible everywhere as sheer faces in the mountainsides and the vast areas of tailings, now used for agriculture."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage
Postcard 1
This landscape was a gold mining area during the Roman Empire. Thanks to Jordi of Spain.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage
Postcard 1
This landscape was a gold mining area during the Roman Empire. Thanks to Jordi of Spain.
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