Las Médulas Cultural Landscape
| mine, Roman Empire, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, gold mine, tourist attraction
Spain /
Leyn /
Carucedo /
World
/ Spain
/ Leyn
/ Carucedo
World / Spain / Castilla y León / León / n.a. (148)
mine, Roman Empire, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, gold mine, tourist attraction
The Ancient Romans remade the suface of the Earth here with highly advanced hydraulic mining techniques. Over 250 years they moved millions of tons of overburden to get at about 1650 metric tons (5 million Roman pounds) of gold.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Médulas
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°27'27"N 6°45'43"W
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