bancales near El Perello - a photo on Flickriver

the beautiful and amazing dry stone walls near El Perello. These retaining walls form terraces (bancales) here for olive trees.
It must have taken months even years to build those walls and bancales- most slopes are very steep and there is little soil for the trees- the walls were built to slow the erosion, have some level ground for the trees to grow and retain whatever little rain falls in these hills.-

pedra seca is a construction method done entirely without mortar- this takes special skills. Steps are taken to teach young apprentices this art so it does not get lost.

more on pedra seca:
www.catpaisatge.net/dossiers/pedra_seca/eng/index.php

Taken in: España / Catalunya / El Perelló (show map)

Taken on: January 10, 2005

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El Perello

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pedra seca

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