Unusual Rock Formations at Torcal de Antequera :
El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in Spain. It is known for its unusual limestone formations and magnificent geology formed over millions of years. El Torcal de Antequera Nature Reserve has one of the most impressive landscapes in Europe.
Millions of years ago the entire area of El Torcal was submerged under the ocean being part of a marine corridor that stretched from the Gulf of Cádiz to Alicante. During the Tertiary era, violent movements of the earth’s crust lifted these seabeds out of the water to an elevation of over 1300 meters, resulting in a modest mountain range of flat-lying limestone, which is rare in Andalucia. For the next 100 million years, these rocks were subjected to severe erosion by wind and rain leaving some of the most peculiarly shaped rock formations in the world today.
El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in Spain. It is known for its unusual limestone formations and magnificent geology formed over millions of years. El Torcal de Antequera Nature Reserve has one of the most impressive landscapes in Europe.
Millions of years ago the entire area of El Torcal was submerged under the ocean being part of a marine corridor that stretched from the Gulf of Cádiz to Alicante. During the Tertiary era, violent movements of the earth’s crust lifted these seabeds out of the water to an elevation of over 1300 meters, resulting in a modest mountain range of flat-lying limestone, which is rare in Andalucia. For the next 100 million years, these rocks were subjected to severe erosion by wind and rain leaving some of the most peculiarly shaped rock formations in the world today.
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