Calblanque Regional Park, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila is a regional park in the south-east of

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, and in this country in the autonomous community

Región de Murcia The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean coast. The region is in area and had a population of 1,511,251 as at the st ...

. In this region, it is located in the municipalities Cartagena and La Unión. It is part of

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, a mountain chain in the Baetic System. It is one of the best preserved areas in the

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in spite of human activities and interaccions. The two last facts brings this area a cultural value. In regards of its geology, there are two kinds of lithology: metamorphic rocks and Quaternary sediments. Overall, there are the most ancient rocks in The Region of Murcia and the most recent ones, which are altered by sundry erosion processes. These phenomenons turn into the existence of beaches, risks, natural arcs, tafoni, etc. Arco de los Reyes

There is a large diversity of ecosystems: forest spots, sandy areas, etc.

Fauna

There are birds like little egrets, stilts, avocets, kentish plovers, audoin's gulls, peregrine falcons, Eurasian eagle-owls, Bonelli's eagles, badgers, beech martens, also fish like Spanish toothcarps and reptiles like ''chalcides bedriagai'' (Bedriaga's skinks), ''

malpolon monspessulanus ''Malpolon monspessulanus'', commonly known as the Montpellier snake, is a species of mildly venomous Opisthoglyphous, rear-fanged snake. Geographic range It is very common in Spain, Portugal and Northwest Africa, being also present in the south ...

'' (Montpellier snakes) and ocellated lizards and finally animals of other ''Phyli'' like crinoids.

Flora

There are plants like ''cistus heterophyllus'' (more or less close to hoary rockrose and to goldenheathers), ''asparagus macrorrhizus'' (more or less close to blue funnel-lilies), ''lotus creticus'', sea hollies and ''pallenis maritimae'' (more or less close to common cudweeds).

Spots and places

In this list there are the most important places and spots: * Cala de los Déntoles (also locally known as Cala Dorada) * Peña del águila (hill) * Cala Arturo * Cala del Barco * Cabezo de la Fuente * Cabezo del Horno * Cala Magre * Negrete Beach * Las Cañas Beach * Parreño Beach * Punta Negra * Punta Espada

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021607/http://www.murcianatural.carm.es/web/guest/calblanque-monte-de-las-cenizas-y-pena-del-aguila3/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_D71m/14/110280

External links

* https://www.borm.es/borm/documento?obj=anu&id=510857
Calblanque (Cartagena) - Región de Murcia Digital

Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila - Montañas y Sierras - Región de Murcia Digital

OISMA - Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del ÁguilaOISMA - Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila- Decreto 45/1995 26 de mayo, PORN Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila - Visor Contenidos
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