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Lagunas de Ruidera
Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha
Photo: M.Peinado from Alcalá de Henares, España · CC BY 2.0
The Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park, in Castilla-La Mancha, is one of the great wetlands of the region. It is made up of fifteen or sixteen river lagoons, depending on the count, along about 18 km of the Guadiana Viejo valley, with a drop of more than 140 metres. It has been a natural park since 13 July 1979 and also a Biosphere Reserve, with 3,772 hectares.
It is shared between Argamasilla de Alba, Ruidera, Alhambra, Ossa de Montiel and Villahermosa. Its rock is dolomitised Lower Jurassic limestone, more than 200 metres thick.
The Cueva de Montesinos, linked to Don Quixote, is in the park. A chain of turquoise waters joined by waterfalls, in Don Quixote country.
Source of the information: Parque natural de las Lagunas de Ruidera (Wikipedia)
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