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May 19, 2026
Quibas Site: A Million Years Beneath Abanilla
Beneath the hills of Abanilla lies one of Europe's most important paleontological sites: Quibas, an ancient cave over a million years old that has revealed unique species and rewritten the history of Iberian Pleistocene fauna.
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May 12, 2026
Abanilla Desert (Mahoya): Murcia's Lunar Landscape
Just 35 kilometers from Murcia, the Abanilla Desert — known as Mahoya — offers a landscape of ochre ravines and eroded formations that seems lifted from another planet. A world-class photographic destination that very few people know.
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May 5, 2026
Río Chícamo: The Green Secret of Abanilla
A 31-kilometer Mediterranean river cutting through the arid heart of Abanilla, revealing a surprisingly rich natural world of oleanders, reeds, and a rare colony of Euphrates poplars that make its banks a haven of unique biodiversity.
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