No need to travel to New Zealand to feel like a character The Lord of the Rings. In Burgosmore specifically in the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex, it is also possible to feel part of the legendary work of JRR Tolkien. And there is a place that combines nature with history and mystery.
In Ojo Guareña, thus, there is a hermitage located inside a cave. Decorated with paintings that They are more than 300 years old, In it there is an area that collects remains of ancient bones, fossils that give the place a greater atmosphere of mystery.
One of those who has recently gone to this place has been Gonzalo, a TikToker who is dedicated to recording content about his travels and the peculiar places he visits. “Welcome to Ojo Guareña!”he announces in his video, already published on TikTok and with dozens of views.
Thus, the complex is in fact the most extensive set of caves in the Iberian Peninsula since It has almost 100 kilometers of underground galleries. Some of its galleries are fossilized while others are still active with even rivers found inside.
Its interior also has several prehistoric sanctuaries and up to 63 different species of cave-dwelling invertebratesfour of them exclusive to this area. In the area, there are also birds of prey such as the golden eagle and the griffon vulture, as well as other notable mammals such as the wolf and the roe deer.
Furthermore, its relief is characterized by several slopes that separate the two biogeographic regions that make up the territory: the Euro-Siberian Region and the Mediterranean Region, a contrast that causes this enclave to have green and fertile valleys.
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