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Vargas, Cantabria
Vargas is a locality in the municipality of Puente Viesgo, Cantabria. In 2008 its population was 1,339 people. References {{coord, 43, 19, N, 3, 58, W, display=title, region:ES_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Cantabria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Viesgo
Puente Viesgo is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. Caves have been discovered near Puente Viesgo that contain rock art and artefacts dating back to the Middle Paleolithic, Middle and Upper Paleolithic. History The various populations of Puente Viesgo (Viesgo Bridge) are documented since the year 1000 by the abbey of Santillana del Mar. These documents describe a bridge over the river Pas (river), Pas, from which comes the name of the municipality. Caves of Monte Castillo The Cave of El Castillo was discovered in 1903 by the Spanish archaeologist Hermilio Alcalde del Río and was first explored and excavated by the German Prehistory, prehistorian Hugo Obermaier, with further excavation taking place in 1980. There are paintings of bison and horses, and large numbers of handprints, made by blowing mineral particles onto a hand pressed against the cave wall. These are believed to be the oldest examples of rock art in the region. They could not be dated by Radiocarbon dating, radioca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |