ROUTE 3 WAYPOINT 6

Waypoint 6. La Cueva Grande (Route 3 Map)

Along the route that runs alongside the stream, it is possible to see a large number of caves (or shelters, given their shallow depth and wide entrance), which were used to keep livestock. The presence of beehives (now abandoned) is also common in this area of the village.

These caves have been created by the stream itself at times of major floods over several hundred thousand years, as the water is capable of gradually dissolving the carbonate massif (which corresponds to the second carbonate bar).

The presence of slightly acidic water (due to the presence of carbon dioxide) together with the carbonate generates a chemical reaction that dissolves the rock, which can crystallise again at other points.          𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑂3+𝐻2𝑂+𝐶𝑂2↔𝐶𝑎2++2𝐻𝐶𝑂3−

During this path, we are going to have all the time on our right, the stream called "de la Fuente del Prado" or Arroyo de los huertos and which supplies water to the orchards in this area.