You can feel special, almost as much as you really are; you, yes, you, WOMAN.

 Today we are, I feel, doing peak inland Spain.  Mildly sleeping, wide horizons, occasional seasonal streams and no people.  Alright, we end the day almost in a village but why spoil the vibe with common lace facts.




We are in the ‘Las Merindades’ region of Burgos.  There is something wonderful about how translations can render language in new and interest shapes.  Google translate shapes some of the villages of of the region as ‘Cold’, ‘Trasloma Board’, ‘The Jurisdiction of San Zadornil’. ‘The Heights’ and the splendidly camp ‘Villarcayo de Merindad of Old Castile.’  24,700 people live in the regon, which a bout a Third of a Scunthorpe.




Wiki says ‘The climate of the region is a transitional climate between the Mediterranean climate and the Atlantic climate , although the latter predominates. The thermal regime is characterized by long, cold winters and mild summers. The average annual rainfall in the region is 1000 mm. In general, the climate is milder than in the rest of the region, due to its location on the Cantabrian and Mediterranean slopes.’  The weather forecast today is 9oC at dawn, rising to 180C midafternoon, with a little sun.




The Provincial tourist board make the most of what they have https://www.lasmerindades.com/es/secretos  They have a section for The Merindades Woman !!  I think you need to read it.  https://www.lasmerindades.com/es/naturaleza-secretos/las-merindades-mujer



Once again, this Secret will not forget to show us a very special corner of Las Merindades, we have gone up to the Tesla, we are sure you will love it. But today is a special day, please allow us the license, today our proposal requires a feminine look, as in the feminine they are called Las Merindades. Today it is time to recognize how much the women who have built this territory have meant, current and past women, girls, young people and older women, without whom and their qualities, this region would not be what it is.

Today, our protagonist lets us accompany her to a place that is also named in the feminine, La Montaña, thus, in generic, something that we have in abundance on this earth, and also of special beauty and diversity.
Strong mountains, hard, firm and tenacious mountains, but that at the same time strive to reward us, and give us everything they possess from their majesty over us. Examples of perseverance, and of course, protection.

Just as for centuries, with their work, their effort and their love, the women of this land have made them tough, tenacious, generous, attentive women... And of course, women always embraced by that strong mother that is Las Merindades, a land of noble welcome and cradle of repopulation, it is not in vain that she is a woman.

Furthermore, Asun has told us, very quietly, that from there you can feel special, almost as much as you really are; you, yes, you, WOMAN.

Tomorrow a village and a coming togehter.







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