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This is a well known slogan in Spain. It tells about one of his least inhabited provinces, Teruel (Aragón), that with a population only of 140.000 and 14.700 sq.km. has a density of only 9,6 inhabitant/sq.km. In this case we are talking about a place in a forgotten corner of this province, a small village named Peracense, about his environment and his castle. This area has several villages of less than 100 inhabitants each one, they are located near of iron mines of Sierra Menera, that were actives from 1900, exporting even iron to England and United States, but closed in the 80s by crisis of 70s. Since then, economy and population were down. Today, restoration of Peracense castle, his tourist promotion, and the growing rural and active tourism in Spain, is starting to give a new light to the sustenance of this villages: public investment, employment, restaurants, some tourist acommodation, etc. Also, mining has left an old abandoned railway that now is been converted to a green way (Ojos Negros green way). It will allow cycling from here (from a height of 1.100 meters) down to the Mediterranean sea (Sagunto city), over 180km., the largest green railway in Spain, ... and his next opportunity. About the castle: Built around 1300 as a military castle because his position as frontier post between old Castilla and Aragón kingdoms. His walls are made of red sandstone (Buntsandstein) as his environment, with a special color that change along the day. This panorama was made on the top of north side. In this point there is no wall, it is not necessary, there is a striking chasm. More panoramas about this area of Teruel http://www.panorama360.es/teruel More information: http://www.castillosdearagon.es (castles of Aragón) http://www.viasverdes-ffe.com/languages/programme_english.htm (greenways) http://www.albarracin.org (a near tourist place) http://www.turismodearagon.com/web/en/home.asp (tourism) "Teruel también existe" [español]
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