1875 Reclus print DESFILADERO DE LOS GAITANES (EL CHORRO), MALAGA, SPAIN, #52

Description: Reclus01_52 1875 Reclus print DESFILADERO DE LOS GAITANES (EL CHORRO), MALAGA, SPAIN, #52 Nice print titled Breche de los Gaitanes. - (Defile de Guadalhorce), from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol., 1875-94 (In English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Natural Area The Guadalhorce river has sliced through limestone to create a spectacular gorge 50km northwest of Malaga, the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, otherwise known as the Garganta del Chorro. Its 4km length has sheer walls towering up to 400m in places, while its width is only 10m wide at certain points. It also is famous for its walkway, the Camino del Rey, a stomach-churning route through the gorge built between in the first five years of the 20th century as part of the hydroelectric plan that involved the construction of the Embalse de Guadalhorce (the Guadalhorce Reservoir) just north of the Chorro. The Camino del Rey (the Path of the King) was named after a visit to the Chorro in 1921 by the then king, King Alfonso XIII, to inaugurate the reservoir. The path runs for 7km from the Salto del Chorro to the Salto del Gaitanejo. Today, however, the path has severely deteriorated and it is dangerous to even attempt to walk along it. Given its vertical walls, the area is a popular spot with climbers. The Embalse de Guadalhorce is a good place for swimming and a picnic.

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