The Cares is a river in Northern Spain that flows through the autonomous communities of
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensiv ...
and
León until it joins the
Deva River
The Deva is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and Asturias until it flows into Tina Mayor, an estuary. Its main tributaries are the Cares and Urdón rivers, among others.
Deva is the name of a C ...
and flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
at the
Bay of Biscay. It forms the Tina Mayor estuary, the natural border between
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensiv ...
and
Cantabria
Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...
.
![Garganta del Cares](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Garganta_del_Cares.jpg)
The Cares is known because of the narrow and spectacular canyon it forms when passing the
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe", also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about , forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castil ...
. A trekking path, "
Ruta del Cares", runs along the river. The stream is also known for the quality of its
salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus '' Oncorhy ...
.
The Cares river is joined by de
Deva river
The Deva is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and Asturias until it flows into Tina Mayor, an estuary. Its main tributaries are the Cares and Urdón rivers, among others.
Deva is the name of a C ...
. Many companies rent
kayaks to descend both rivers.
Kayaking is popular here during the summer.
See also
*
List of rivers of Spain
External links
The Cares Route, Official Page in EnglishCares Canyon route and pictures, in EnglishCares Canyon picturesThe route, in English
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Asturias
Rivers of Castile and León
Picos de Europa
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