The land of bandits and coal makers

The land of bandits and charcoal makers

Name(s):

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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.

2

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?

3

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.

4

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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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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You have arrived at a well-known crossroads in thelocal 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 the1960s in Egypt(c) an Egyptian pyramid(d) a popular swimming-pool in Cairo.

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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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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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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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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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Volume = height x width x length

Volume = 0.5 x 3 x 5.2 =

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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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What cardinal point is in front of you?What can you see if you look in that direction?

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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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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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