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Natural PlacesSite Name: Cueva de La CovaciellaCountry: Spain Region: Asturias Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Latitude: 43.318056N Longitude: 4.875W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Asturias
"It is included in the list of World Heritage of UNESCO since July 2008. This is a cave with a gallery of forty meters long that ends in a room with Paleolithic cave paintings of the period magdaleniensecon an age of 14,000 years. It was discovered in 1994 when after blasting for road works opened a hole in the cave. The fact of their enclosure and their late discovery makes the quality and conservation of the paintings is very high regarded as the best preserved bison on the Cantabrian coast. The conservation of these extraordinary paintings has made experts advise never open to visitors."
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