Sabina Albar Natural Monument
By Jo Williams
Near Chirivel in the Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural
Park is an example of a species of juniper, juniper thunifera,
or sabina albar in Spanish. It has an impressive age, estimated
to be between 600 and 1,000 years old. It is the oldest and largest
one of its kind in Almeria province. Chirivel is on the A92 Granada-Murcia
motorway, in the north of Almeria province.
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