Masatrigo Hill, Spain





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Cerro Masatrigo, or Masatrigo Hill, is a cone-shaped hill located in Badajoz province (Extremadura autonomous community) in western Spain. Geographically Masatrigo Hill also lies in the territory of La Siberia district, or comarca as it is called in Spain. La Siberia is a land of varying terrain. In the southern part of the district lies the foothills of the Sierra Morena mountain range which can be responsible for the Masatrigo Hill too. Two major rivers - The Guadiana River and The Zujar River - flow through the region, creating vast peneplains in the less mountainous areas. The region's inhabitants have created several reservoirs along the rivers, providing locals with ample water resources. The Hill is located on the La Serena reservoir, which is the largest in Spain and the second largest in Europe. La Serena alone holds 6% of the country's water. Because of all the reservoirs, La Siberia contains the longest inland coastline of any region of Spain. This reservoir has always been a summer tourist center.
Showing a perfect volcano shape Cerro Masatrigo has always been mistakenly called an extinct volcano and even given a name of “magic mountain”. And while there are still some dark spots in the hill’s geological history, it is all clear with its morphological history with Masatrigo meaning literally a “wheat dough”.


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Coordinates: 38°56'1.58"N 5°12'27.96"W


Nearest big city: Cordoba (130 km)

Best time for visiting: Spring, Autumn

Official website: http://www.esparragosadelares.es/masatrigo.htm

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA





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The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in western Otero County and northeastern Dona Ana County in the state of New Mexico. The area is in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin valley area and comprises the southern part of a field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
Gypsum is rarely found in the form of sand because it is water-soluble. Normally, rain would dissolve the gypsum and carry it to the sea. Since the Tularosa Basin has no outlet to the sea, rain that dissolves gypsum from the surrounding San Andres and Sacramento Mountains is trapped within the basin, and the rain either sinks into the ground or forms shallow pools which subsequently dry out and leave gypsum in a crystalline form, called selenite, on the surface. During the last ice age, a lake known as Lake Otero covered much of the basin. When it dried out, it left a large flat area of selenite crystals which is now the Alkali Flat.
The first exploration of the White Sands was led by a party of US Army officers in 1849. The idea of creating a national park here goes back at least to 1898. But only in 1933 President Herbert Hoover created the White Sands National Monument.
From the visitor center at the entrance of the park, the Dunes Drive leads 8 miles (12 km) into the dunes. Four marked trails allow to explore the dunes by foot. Unlike dunes made of quartz-based sand crystals, the gypsum does not readily convert the sun's energy into heat and thus can be walked upon safely with bare feet, even in the hottest summer months. [read the full article at Wikipedia]


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Coordinates: 32°50'23.43"N 106°18'35.52"W


Nearest big city: Alamogordo (25 km)

Best time for visiting: Winter

Official website: http://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm

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