Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa,Asturias,España
El Naranjo de Bulnes (Asturian PICU Urriellu is a limestone peak of Paleozoic origin located in the Central Massif of the Picos de Europa in Asturias (Spain). The original name of "Picu Urriellu", derived from the root "Ur" of pre-Roman origin, which refers to an elevation of land. in this same root derive many place names scattered around the Asturian geography (Urru, Orru, Urriel, Urrieles, Urra, Urriellu). Administratively, the Naranjo de Bulnes is situated in Asturian Cabrales and within the national Park Picos de Europa.La first written reference to "Pico Urriellu" as "Naranjo de Bulnes" German engineer and geologist William Schulz, who in 1855 published the first topographic map should and geological de Asturias. in any case, the origin of this name is unclear, since the locals always historically referred to Naranjo as "Picu Urriellu, not being the name neither popular nor traditional. Dehecho in the sketches that remain from that map one can see that in principle in principle, properly written "Urriellu", later to cross off the final letters leaving it in "Urriel" finally returning to "The Urrieles" and adding "Naranjo de Bulnes ". This sketch is available on the June 1973 "Torrecerredo", in which Don Patricio Ardúriz, published a photocopy of croquisoriginal Schulz said. The origin denomination is in any case is not clear and there are hypotheses speculate that the term "Naranjo" supposed corruption of the ancient "Naranco" like other defineden that it may be due to the orange color limestone is formed. In any case, residents of Bulnes express it with the following verse: "Do not call me Naranjo, as a result npuedo give, call me PICU Urriellu, that's my name naturalTiene an altitude of 2519 meters and although it is not the highest peak of the Cantabrian Mountains, can be considered one of his most famous peaks and one of the emblematic peaks of Spain, especially from the point of view of climbing big walls. especially the 550 meter vertical wall of his face west. At its base is the Vega de Urriellu a quaternary glacial valley. via yerbatu http://500px.com/photo/91424845
Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa,Asturias,España
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