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Karst Natural Viewpoint

Diputación de Málaga
Mirador Natural del Karst

Karst Natural Viewpoint

Here you can get a view of the whole village of Montejaque and its beautiful surrounding. The Karst Viewpoint is an enchanting place because it offers the possibility to look down on the surrounding mountains and fields and see their real size.

This exceptional place where the griffon vulture, the most important bird species in the area, nests is well worth the trip. Today, there are more than 300 reproductive couples of this spectacular bird in the Serranîa de Ronda.

The situation of the Serranîa de Ronda in between of two continents and two seas makes of this region one of the most complex areas of Europe. In only 1,260 km2 we can find sedimentary rocks characteristic of the karts formations, metamorphic rocks in the Genal Valley and even intrusive igneous rocks at Los Reales in Sierra Bermeja. This geological heritage outstands on the landscape, offering excellent views and sensations.

The karst is a relief of ruiniform aspect that has created some landmarks in the region: El Gato cave, Buitreras canyon, Balastar stream, Los Riscos… Beneath your feet, real underground cathedrals delight the most adventurous:

The Hundidero-Gato system or the GEMS abyss is among the most unique and spectacular formations in Spain. Other caves which are more accessible to tourists are El Gato or La Pileta, cave painting sanctuary.

The name of this formation comes from the Karst region, situated in the North-eastern
Italy and Western Slovenia and Croatia. This is a limestone region similarly to the Serranîa,
where there was an important progress on the study of this type of formations, shaped by
the dissolving action of water in the lime rocks.

The limestone is composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Rainwater (H2O) dissolves this type of rock to form soluble calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2). This way, century after century, the rainwater produces differential erosion, since softer rocks are eroded more rapidly than others, creating majestic formations both in the surface and underground; this is the karst relief.

For having a general view of these geological formations and phenomena, we invite you to visit the Centro de Interpretación de la Espeleologîa (Speleology Interpretation Centre) from Montejaque.

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