Ciudad Encantada
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The Ciudad Encantada is a geological site near the city of Cuenca
, in Castile La Mancha, Spain
in which the erosive forces
of weather and the waters of the nearby Júcar river
have formed rocks into distinctive and memorable shapes.
Cuenca, Spain
-History:When the Iberian peninsula was part of the Roman Empire there were several important settlements in the province, such as Segóbriga, Ercávica and Gran Valeria...
, in Castile La Mancha, Spain
Spain
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in which the erosive forces
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
of weather and the waters of the nearby Júcar river
Júcar
The Júcar or Xúquer is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales, Sistema Ibérico...
have formed rocks into distinctive and memorable shapes.
Shapes of rocks
The rock formations that have been named include:- Mushroom rocksMushroom rocksA mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, strikingly resembles a mushroom. The rocks are deformed in a number of different ways: the processing of erosion and weathering, glacial action or from a sudden disturbance...
Seta ('Mushroom') - Puente ('Bridge')
- Cara ('Face')
- Convento ('Convent')
- El mar de piedra (The stone sea)
- Teatro ('Theatre')
- Hipopótamos ('Hippopotamuses')
- Amantes ('Lovers')
- La foca (The seal)
- La tortuga (the turtle)
- Los osos (the bears)
Popular culture
Ciudad Encantada appears as a location in the following films:- A Professional Gun, 1968.
- The Valley of GwangiThe Valley of GwangiThe Valley of Gwangi is a 1969 American western-fantasy film directed by Jim O'Connolly and written by William Bast. The film is also known as Gwangi, The Lost Valley, The Valley Time Forgot, and The Valley Where Time Stood Still...
, 1969. - Conan the Barbarian, 1982.