The Río Poqueira is a river

River

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 in La Alpujarra region in the province of Granada

Granada (province)

Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea . Its capital city is also called Granada.The province covers an area of 12,635 km²...

, in Spain

Spain

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. It is formed for the confluence of streams that rise near the summit of Mulhacén

Mulhacén

Mulhacén is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética...

, the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 mountains, and flows south. Near the confluence there is a hydro-electric station, and the associated abandoned settlement of La Cebadilla, built to house the workers. The river cuts through a dramatic gorge. To the east side climb the villages of Capileira

Capileira

Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra district of the province of Granada, in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N and longitude 3° 21' W, about 1 km north of Bubión...

, Bubión

Bubión

Bubión is a village in La Alpujarra region of Granada in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N, longitude 3° 21' W, at 1,350 metres above sea level. Its postal code is 18412...

 and Pampaneira

Pampaneira

Pampaneira is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the village has a population of 355 inhabitants....

 which have become noted touristic

Tourism

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 attractions. At Pampaneira, near the bridge by which the main road from Órgiva

Órgiva

Órgiva is a municipality in the Alpujarra mountains in Spain. It has a population of around 6,000 and lies in a depression between the Sierra de Lujar and Sierra Nevada. In recent years it has become a popular tourist destination for those visiting La Alpujarra, and the town is often described as...

 and Lanjarón

Lanjarón

Lanjarón is a municipality and town in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain.Lanjarón has a ruined castle and chalybeate baths....

 crosses the river, there is another hydro-electric installation. South of Pampaneira the Río Poqueira joins the Río Trevélez shortly before flowing into the Río Guadalfeo.