1. The land of bandits
and charcoal makers
Name(s):
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2. Hello, my name is Picón and I
used to work with my owner in
these forests. He loaded my
saddlebags and we carried the
charcoal into the city. In the past,
these pathways were dangerous
and scary because many travellers
were assaulted and stolen all their
money and belongings. This is the
reason why this pathway has such
a name: Cuesta de la Traición.
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3. Is there any
difference
between
charcoal
and coal?
Which one
comes from
the slow
burning of
certain wood
or is a mineral
from a mine?
Which one
was used
for cooking
and heating
or for the
industry?
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4. These are ripplemarks.
They are sedimentary
structures that were
shaped by the agitation
of sea waves. They are
very old: between 250
and 500 million years old,
from the Paleozoic.
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5. This was a secondary pathway in
Roman times. It was used for the
transportation of minerals from local
mines into the city. The pathway
entered the city through the
Praetorian Gate. It gave access to the
cardo (main street going North-South
in a Roman city). For this reason it was
later named as Vereda del Pretorio.
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6. As you climb up this pathway, you
will find two different sections
from the old Roman pathway.
Would you be able to identify
them in the next panel?
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8. You have arrived at a well-
known crossroads in the
local road network.
On your right, it is Assuan: a
popular swimming-pool in
the summer time.
Assuan is named after:
(a) an Egyptian pharaoh
(b) a dam built in the
1960s in Egypt
(c) an Egyptian pyramid
(d) a popular swimming-
pool in Cairo.
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9. On your left, there is a
building called “Lagar de la
Cruz”. What does the word
lagar mean in Spanish?
(a) a stable for animals
(b) a place where grapes
were trodden
(c) a place where grain
was ground
(d) a place were grapes
were grown
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10. GR-48 is a long pathway that goes
along the provinces of Huelva,
Seville, Cordoba and Jaen.
In our province it runs along 156
kilometres, divided into nine stages.
Today we are walking a few hundred
metres out of a 21.5 km stage. Is this
stage above or below average? What
is the length of an average stage?
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11. As you walk along the path you
are going to find a large variety of
trees and bushes. Can you find
any of these?
• arbutus ___
• locust tree ___
• hackberry ___
• fig tree ___
• holm oak ___
• wild olive tree ___
• kermes oak ___
• pine tree ___
• poplar ____
• elm ____
Are they evergreen or deciduous?
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12. Here are the well and the water
tank that were used in this
property for the cattle and the
vegetable garden.
What is the approximate
volumen of the tank?
(a) 78 m3
(b) 7.8 m3
(c) 5.2 m3
(d) 5200 m3
If it were filled up with water,
how many litres would it take?
(a) 525 l.
(b) 780 l.
(c) 7800 l.
(d) 52.5 l.
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13. Volume = height x width x length
Volume = 0.5 x 3 x 5.2 =
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14. This is a
wonderful
viewpoint.
What cardinal
point is on
your left?
What can you
see if you look
in that
direction?
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15. What cardinal
point is in
front of you?
What can you
see if you look
in that
direction?
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16. You have almost
arrived to the end
of the trip. It is
the time to take a
picture with all
your classmates,
in this natural
arch. A bit later,
on your left, you
are going to see
the building of an
old hospital.
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17. This is the end of it.
I hope that you have
enjoyed the hiking
and learnt many
things about this
land of bandits and
charcoal makers.
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