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La Mota Castle (Castillo de la Mota, Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota [2] [3] or Castillo del Santo Christo de la Mota [4]) is an old fortress strategically located on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), in San Sebastian, Spain. The city itself was built at the foot of Mount Urgull, [5] a hill (mota) at the end of a peninsula.
Grutas de Bustamante (Bustamante Caves), also known as Palmito Caves, are a group of natural caves located in the municipality of Bustamante, Nuevo Leon.The caves are located in an entrance of the mountains known as Sierra de Gomas, the Bustamante caves are located 107 kilometers northwest outside Monterrey and 7 kilometers southwest Bustamante municipal seat.
La Mota Castle (Castillo de la Mota, Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota [2] [3] or Castillo del Santo Christo de la Mota [4]) is an old fortress in San Sebastian, Spain.. The castle's primary defences were its strategic placement on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), its thick walls (with access at three points, including to the keep, using drawbridges) [1] and, over time, its ...
Photo of San Sebastian with Urgull in the background. Stairs leading to Mota Castle. Urgull is a hill located in the Basque city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. It has a peak elevation of 123 meters and is a defining feature of the city's coastal topography along with Mount Ulia and Igeldo. Urgull is situated between the old town and the ...
Miramar Palace Palace gardens and view over La Concha Bay. The Miramar Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Miramar, also known as Palacio Municipal de Miramar or Palacio Real; Basque: Miramar jauregia) is a late 19th-century palace located on the La Concha Bay of the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.
1. ^ Complete official names: Gipuzkoako Lurralde Historikoa and Territorio Histórico de Gipuzkoa (Spanish) Gipuzkoa ( US : / ɡ iː ˈ p uː s k oʊ ə / ghee- POO -skoh-ə , [ 1 ] Basque: [ɡipus̻ko.a] ; Spanish : Guipúzcoa [ɡiˈpuθkoa] ⓘ ; French : Guipuscoa ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous ...
Chalma is a small community, which is part of the municipality of Malinalco, Mexico State.Its small population is almost completely dedicated to the pilgrims [1] who come to visit the Sanctuary of Chalma, the second most-important pilgrimage site in Mexico. [2]
The Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Mexico, is best known for the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns. It is also home to the Grutas of Carlos Pacheco, a smaller system, as well as two subterranean rivers which have carved out tunnels in the rock. [ 2 ]