Abandoned Places: old sugar factory/vieja fábrica de azúcar - Nerja, Andalucía

in #travelfeed6 years ago (edited)

Today, known as Costa del Sol, it could have beencalled  in other times as the Costa del Azúcar, the reason is none other than the production based on sugarcane that were important in other times in these Andalusian lands. The old San Joaquin factory is one of the main exponents.

Located in the Andalusian region of La Axarquía, in Malaga, it operated intermittently between the years 1880 and 1930. Sugar cane was introduced in these lands back in the ninth century, were times of Al-Andalus and it´s cultural miscegenation.

It was also an stage in La Desbandá, when many people fleeing from the ravages of the Spanish Civil War in February 1937 were trying to escape to Almería.

It is also worth noting that some people tell that some stranges facts are taking place here, even the Iker Jiménez´s Tv show (Cuarto Milenio) had this place as the setting for one of his reports.

Another that makes that place very interesting is the location, behind the Natural Park of Maro - Cerro Gordo. Here we can find some wild beaches, a place where even the goats go to lick the salt from rocks with the sunset. Something that can give you an amazing picture on a natural paradise, and is also one of the best places in Europe to snorkel. 

  • Where: between Nerja and Maro, in Málaga province (South Spain).
  • What: and old factory very well preserved.
  • When: any time is good to visit the area, but with good weather we can enjoy the coast natural park of Maro - Cerro Gordo.

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La hoy conocida como Costa del Sol bien pudo serlo en otros tiempos como la Costa del Azúcar, el motivo no es otro que su producción en base a la caña de azúcar, tan presente en otros tiempos en estas tierras andaluzas. Y la antigua fábrica de San Joaquín es unos de sus exponentes.

Situada en la andaluza comarca de La Axarquía, en Málaga, funcionó de manera intermitente entre los años 1880 y 1930. La caña de azúcar fue introducida en estas tierras allá por el siglo IX, eran tiempos de Al-Andalus y su mestizaje cultural. 

También fue escenario en la conocida como La Desbandá, pues por aquí pasaron muchos de los que huían de los estragos de la Guerra Civil en febrero de 1937 dirección a Almería. 

También merece la pena destacar que es conocida por los hechos extraños que muchos dicen que aquí tienen lugar, incluso el popular programa de Iker Jiménez (Cuarto Milenio) tuvo este lugar como escenario de uno de sus reportajes. 

Otro hecho que hace de este lugar un rincón muy especial es su cercanía al Parque Natural de Maro - Cerro Gordo. Aquí encontraremos playas salvajes, incluso podemos ver como las cabras montesas bajan a lamer la sal de las rocas con el atardecer. Todo sin olvidar que es uno de los mejores lugares en Europa para el buceo. 

  • Dónde: entre Nerja y Maro, en la provincia de Málaga.
  • Qué: restos bastante bien conservados de la antigua fábrica de Azúcar.
  • Cuándo: cualquier época es buena para visitar esta zona, con buen tiempo se puede disfrutar de las calas del cercano Parque Natural de Maro - Cerro Gordo.

Picture & Texts: @lakatosmanu

[//]:# (!steemitworldmap 36.759418 lat -3.853796 long Old Sugar Factory San Joaquín d3scr)

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