Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park
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The Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park, created in 1985, is the natural space protected area with the largest extension in the Community of Madrid (Spain) and one of the most ecologically and scenically valuable. It is located in the northwest of the region and extends around the upper course of the Manzanares River, along 42 583 ha. Its main municipalities of reference are Manzanares el Real and Hoyo de Manzanares. Unesco declared it a Biosphere Reserve in 1992.
Soto de Viñuelas zone
The park is articulated around the upper course of the Manzanares river. In the image, the river as it passes through the Monte de El Pardo
Monte de El Pardo is located in the south of the park.
The Santillana reservoir is protected by the Law for the Protection of Reservoirs and Wetlands of the Community of Madrid.
Manzanares (river)
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The Manzanares is a river in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, which flows from the Sierra de Guadarrama, passes through Madrid, and eventually empties into the Jarama river, which in turn is a right-bank tributary to the Tagus.
The Manzanares through El Pardo
View of the watershed of the Ventisquero de la Condesa
Upper course of the river
A re-naturalised section of the Manzanares crossing Madrid