Feed MRSS-S andalucia_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:57:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/travel/2025-08-28/braveheart-in-spain-a-visit-to-the-town-that-becomes-scotland-for-a-few-days.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:57:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/travel/2025-08-28/braveheart-in-spain-a-visit-to-the-town-that-becomes-scotland-for-a-few-days.html Nacho Sánchez Teba, in Andalusia, commemorates the story of Sir James Douglas during a festive period that’s perfect for exploring the local historical heritage and natural surroundings Teba, in Andalusia, commemorates the story of Sir James Douglas during a festive period that’s perfect for exploring the local historical heritage and natural surroundings Andalucía Málaga Camaron de la Isla Nacho Sánchez View of the Castillo de la Estrella in the Málaga town of Teba. View of the Castillo de la Estrella in the Málaga town of Teba. <p>Next to the Andalusian flag, a Scottish flag flutters in the breeze in Plaza de España. Its white-and-blue colors are also prominent on the banners hanging in the streets, where the echo of bagpipes can be heard. Pedestrians on their way to the medieval market wear kilts and carry pints of beer. The only thing missing from the landscape is the color green… which is understandable, because the town of Teba isn’t located in the rainy <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-27/brexit-year-three-permanent-uncertainty-in-the-united-kingdom.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-27/brexit-year-three-permanent-uncertainty-in-the-united-kingdom.html">United Kingdom</a>, but rather in the dry and sweltering interior of the Spanish province of Málaga. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/travel/2025-08-28/braveheart-in-spain-a-visit-to-the-town-that-becomes-scotland-for-a-few-days.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-23/how-to-repurpose-abandoned-railway-tracks-two-projects-explore-driverless-electric-mini-trains.html Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-23/how-to-repurpose-abandoned-railway-tracks-two-projects-explore-driverless-electric-mini-trains.html Miguel Ángel Medina Rodríguez Autonomous rail vehicles with few seats could connect low-demand destinations at a very low cost, although Spanish legislation poses a stumbling block Autonomous rail vehicles with few seats could connect low-demand destinations at a very low cost, although Spanish legislation poses a stumbling block Renfe Adif AVE Andalucía Recreation of an autonomous driverless micro-rail vehicle, in an image provided by the Spanish company Mufmi. Recreation of an autonomous driverless micro-rail vehicle, in an image provided by the Spanish company Mufmi. <p>Since the 1980s, Spain has <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/17/inenglish/1579258309_541808.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/17/inenglish/1579258309_541808.html">abandoned more than 2,800 miles of conventional railway tracks</a>, due to their unprofitability or the need for expensive expansion. Nearly 1,250 miles of railway have been dismantled to become greenways (trails), while the rest remains unmaintained, as is the case in other European countries. But two pioneering projects believe that they could be used again. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-23/how-to-repurpose-abandoned-railway-tracks-two-projects-explore-driverless-electric-mini-trains.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:24:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html EL PAÍS More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona Madrid Pedro Sánchez Andalucía Valencia Murcia Extremadura La Rioja Castilla-La Mancha Galicia Seat Ford España Yolanda Díaz Arcelor-Mittal Claudio Álvarez Spain biggest blackout The Concepción neighborhood in Madrid Monday during the blackout. The Concepción neighborhood in Madrid Monday during the blackout. <p>Spain was attempting Tuesday morning to return to normality after the country suffered the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html">largest blackout in its history</a>. At just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, there was “a very sharp fluctuation in power flows” that caused a collapse across the entire power grid in the Iberian Peninsula, also affecting Portugal, according to the initial explanation provided by Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the electricity grid operator. By 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, more than 99% of the country’s power supply had been restored and all substations in the network were back on line, the company reported.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-03-18/heavy-rains-in-southern-spain-trigger-flooding-and-evacuations.html Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:32:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-03-18/heavy-rains-in-southern-spain-trigger-flooding-and-evacuations.html Nacho Sánchez,Javier Arroyo Ramos At least one person is dead and three more are missing in Andalusia, where 19 rivers are at red level. Evacuation orders have been issued for around 400 homes At least one person is dead and three more are missing in Andalusia, where 19 rivers are at red level. Evacuation orders have been issued for around 400 homes Andalucía Murcia Sevilla Granada Málaga Heavy rains in southern Spain Casasola Dam in Almogía, Málaga, on Tuesday. Casasola Dam in Almogía, Málaga, on Tuesday. <p>Unrelenting rains in southern Spain have <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-01-10/climate-crisis-breaks-records-in-2024-the-future-is-in-our-hands.html">triggered flash floods</a> and evacuation orders in the Andalusian provinces of Málaga and Córdoba, where 19 waterways are at red level for risk of flooding. One body has been found and at least three more people are reported missing.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-03-18/heavy-rains-in-southern-spain-trigger-flooding-and-evacuations.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-06-18/the-oldest-wine-in-the-world-has-been-preserved-in-a-roman-mausoleum-in-spain-for-2000-years.html Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:11:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-06-18/the-oldest-wine-in-the-world-has-been-preserved-in-a-roman-mausoleum-in-spain-for-2000-years.html Agencies A team from the University of Córdoba found the liquid in the necropolis of the Andalusian town of Carmona. Their analysis suggests the new finding supersedes the Speyer wine bottle in Germany A team from the University of Córdoba found the liquid in the necropolis of the Andalusian town of Carmona. Their analysis suggests the new finding supersedes the Speyer wine bottle in Germany Andalucía Córdoba Juan Manuel Román (EFE) Descubren en una tumba romana de Carmona (Sevilla) el vino más antiguo del mundo Archeologists from Carmona and Córdoba University in southern Spain found an urn containing what is believed to be the oldest wine in the world. Archeologists from Carmona and Córdoba University in southern Spain found an urn containing what is believed to be the oldest wine in the world. <p>The oldest wine in the world, over 2,000 years old, has been discovered at a Roman necropolis in Carmona, a city in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. A team from the Department of Organic Chemistry of the University of Córdoba, led by Professor José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola, in collaboration with Carmona City Council, made the discovery. The finding supersedes the Speyer wine bottle, discovered in 1867 and dated between 325 and 350 AD, which is preserved in the Historical Museum of Pfalz (Germany) and considered the world’s oldest known bottle of wine.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-06-18/the-oldest-wine-in-the-world-has-been-preserved-in-a-roman-mausoleum-in-spain-for-2000-years.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-20/it-is-a-machine-of-destruction-the-wels-catfish-threatens-spains-river-ecosystems.html Mon, 20 May 2024 18:02:40 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-20/it-is-a-machine-of-destruction-the-wels-catfish-threatens-spains-river-ecosystems.html Esther Sánchez García The invasive species, native to the rivers of central Europe, is already found in a large part of the main basins of the Iberian Peninsula and is a danger to native fauna The invasive species, native to the rivers of central Europe, is already found in a large part of the main basins of the Iberian Peninsula and is a danger to native fauna Andalucía Madrid PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) ‘It is a machine of destruction’: The wels catfish threatens Spain’s river ecosystems Fisherman José Manuel García lands a catfish in the Iznájar reservoir (Córdoba). Fisherman José Manuel García lands a catfish in the Iznájar reservoir (Córdoba). PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) Catfish A fisherman holds the head of a catfish in the Iznájar reservoir (Córdoba). The fish, which can measure more than two meters and weigh more than 100 kilos, has a large, flattened head and mucus-covered skin. A fisherman holds the head of a catfish in the Iznájar reservoir (Córdoba). The fish, which can measure more than two meters and weigh more than 100 kilos, has a large, flattened head and mucus-covered skin. PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) Catfish The Iznájar reservoir, located between the provinces of Córdoba, Granada and Málaga, was the first place in the Guadalquivir basin where the species was detected in 2011. The Iznájar reservoir, located between the provinces of Córdoba, Granada and Málaga, was the first place in the Guadalquivir basin where the species was detected in 2011. PACO PUENTES Catfish One of the fishermen of the Amapila Association removes a catfish caught in Iznájar, for later disposal. Being an invasive species, it cannot be released again. One of the fishermen of the Amapila Association removes a catfish caught in Iznájar, for later disposal. Being an invasive species, it cannot be released again. PACO PUENTES Catfish One of the fishermen of Amapila, which has an agreement with the regional government of Andalusia to fish for catfish in Iznájar, takes a specimen out of the water. One of the fishermen of Amapila, which has an agreement with the regional government of Andalusia to fish for catfish in Iznájar, takes a specimen out of the water. PACO PUENTES Catfish Measurement of a catfish caught in Iznájar. The fishermen take data from the specimens, which they then send to those responsible for the Stop Catfish project. Measurement of a catfish caught in Iznájar. The fishermen take data from the specimens, which they then send to those responsible for the Stop Catfish project. PACO PUENTES Catfish Image of the Iznájar reservoir. Fishermen have seen how the population of native species such as barbel and bogue and other introduced species such as carp and black bass have decreased. Image of the Iznájar reservoir. Fishermen have seen how the population of native species such as barbel and bogue and other introduced species such as carp and black bass have decreased. PACO PUENTES Catfish José Manuel García, president of the Amapila association, lands a catfish in Iznájar. José Manuel García, president of the Amapila association, lands a catfish in Iznájar. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/MCuSZwH9ibrpzC5qoCbqZE4C8W0=/arc-anglerfish-eu-central-1-prod-prisa/public/VFXH66NGQRGX7KCETSGP2JPQ24.jpg" width="4724" height="3151" alt="Fisherman José Manuel García lands a catfish in the Iznájar reservoir (Córdoba)."></img><p>“The fish is not to blame; those responsible are the people who have brought it here,” says fisherman José Manuel García while examining a huge wels catfish measuring 1.6 meters and weighing 25 kilos that he has just caught in the Iznájar reservoir in the Guadalquivir basin in southern Spain, where the species first appeared in 2011. “There are bigger ones,” he says before killing it, as required by law as it is an <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-05/biological-invasion-3500-alien-species-introduced-by-humans-are-causing-multibillion-dollar-losses-and-extinctions.html">invasive exotic species</a>. The wels catfish — the largest freshwater fish in Europe, which can reach a length of 2.5 meters and weigh over 120 kilos — has not stopped multiplying and wreaking environmental havoc since the German biologist Roland Lorkowsky introduced 32 fry from the Danube into the Segre river, in the Ebro basin, in 1974.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-20/it-is-a-machine-of-destruction-the-wels-catfish-threatens-spains-river-ecosystems.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-26/a-rancher-finds-three-newborn-lynxes-in-his-haystack-in-toledo.html Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:28:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-26/a-rancher-finds-three-newborn-lynxes-in-his-haystack-in-toledo.html Esther Sánchez García Births of this type are not frequent, although there are several cases of females choosing buildings to shelter and give birth Births of this type are not frequent, although there are several cases of females choosing buildings to shelter and give birth Toledo Andalucía guardia Civil linces The three lynx cubs found on a bed of straw in a village in Toledo province, Spain. The three lynx cubs found on a bed of straw in a village in Toledo province, Spain. <p>A cattle rancher from Menasalbas, a village in the Spanish province of Toledo, came across three newborn lynxes on Saturday in one of the buildings where he keeps bales of straw. The tiny cubs were all alone and sleeping peacefully. “At first he thought they were cats, but they seemed different and he called [the emergency services] 112,” explains Alfonso Sánchez, coordinator of the environmental agency of the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha. The rancher only keeps his reserve straw in there and does not use the building regularly, which afforded the mother lynx a quiet refuge in which to give birth.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-26/a-rancher-finds-three-newborn-lynxes-in-his-haystack-in-toledo.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-10/drug-trafficking-more-powerful-than-ever-floods-europe-with-cocaine.html Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:12:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-10/drug-trafficking-more-powerful-than-ever-floods-europe-with-cocaine.html Patricia Ortega Dolz In 2023, 100,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain. According to police sources, this was more than double what was confiscated the previous year. The reasons for the drug avalanche are on the other side of the Atlantic In 2023, 100,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain. According to police sources, this was more than double what was confiscated the previous year. The reasons for the drug avalanche are on the other side of the Atlantic Andalucía Barcelona Valencia Albania Venezuela Ecuador . (EFE/Policía Nacional) Drug trafficking, stronger than ever, floods Europe with cocaine Eleven tons of cocaine displayed at the Canillas Police Complex in Spain, December 12, 2023. Eleven tons of cocaine displayed at the Canillas Police Complex in Spain, December 12, 2023. <p>Over the past year in Spain, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-08/flight-to-madrid-carrying-half-a-ton-of-cocaine-exposes-network-of-collusion-between-government-and-drug-traffickers-in-bolivia.html">cocaine seizures</a> have broken all historical records. “We’re going for 100,000 kilos… more than double what was [intercepted] in 2022,” affirm sources from the National Police and the Civil Guard, the organizations responsible for the fight against drug trafficking. The Ministry of Interior still hasn’t released official reports related to that period of time. Spain – which is already the EU’s biggest cannabis-producing country – ”is <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-03-29/pink-cocaine-the-expensive-and-trendy-drug-is-neither-cocaine-nor-high-quality.html">flooded with cocaine</a>, like all of Europe,” the same sources warn.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-10/drug-trafficking-more-powerful-than-ever-floods-europe-with-cocaine.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-13/the-pioneer-colony-of-the-4000-free-men-of-hispania-languishes-between-chimneys.html Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:08:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-13/the-pioneer-colony-of-the-4000-free-men-of-hispania-languishes-between-chimneys.html Jesús Antonio Cañas Activists and experts demand greater resources for Carteia, in the province of Cádiz, Spain. The remains of a Roman town lie hidden among oil refineries but are essential to understand the history of the Iberian Peninsula Activists and experts demand greater resources for Carteia, in the province of Cádiz, Spain. The remains of a Roman town lie hidden among oil refineries but are essential to understand the history of the Iberian Peninsula Spain Andalucía Cádiz MARCOS MORENO (EL PAÍS) Yacimiento de Carteia The chimney at the nearby refinery looms over the entrance to one of the main forums at the Carteia site in San Roque. The chimney at the nearby refinery looms over the entrance to one of the main forums at the Carteia site in San Roque. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/6BSTWHU2MVE4ZB2RBIR3ZTXESY.jpg" width="4000" height="2667" alt="The chimney at the nearby refinery looms over the entrance to one of the main forums at the Carteia site in San Roque."></img><p>Back in 171 B.C. a delegation representing more than 4,000 men born to Roman soldiers and Hispanic women stood before the Roman Senate to demand their rights. The participants in the scene must have been so unique that the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-09/the-wonders-of-ancient-rome-a-guided-tour.html">Roman historian</a> Livy defined them as “a new species,” halfway to between full Roman citizens and not citizens at all. Although, in practice, they only asked for “a city to live in” and a plot of land. They were granted Carteia, an ancient Phoenician town on the Strait of Gibraltar, dating from the 7th century B.C. The concession made it the first Roman colony outside the territory of present-day Italy. But not even its importance in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-08-31/the-oldest-roman-forum-in-hispania-has-been-found-in-zaragoza.html">the history of Hispania</a> could save it from its current fate: languishing behind the chimneys of a refinery.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-13/the-pioneer-colony-of-the-4000-free-men-of-hispania-languishes-between-chimneys.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/46OWCQJM55FIJKQ6YENS56X6GM.jpg" width="4000" height="2667" alt="Outdoor pool at the main Carteia forum in San Roque (Cádiz, Spain)."></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/4J2OLUJGLVHV7NCWIQSRQC6MEA.jpg" width="4000" height="2667" alt="The hot springs at Carteia. Visitors can take tour of the site, which covers 10 percent of the former city. "></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/3JBDUD6ES5A7RAJCFMYSFYKJGM.jpg" width="4000" height="2667" alt="The Carteia site also preserves part of the defensive lines built by the Franco regime in the first half of the 20th century."></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-06-17/drought-turns-one-of-spains-largest-lagoons-into-a-salt-desert.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:26:38 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-06-17/drought-turns-one-of-spains-largest-lagoons-into-a-salt-desert.html Nacho Sánchez Each year, Spain’s Fuente de Piedra natural reserve welcomes thousands of pairs of flamingos, but this year, the birds have bypassed the area because there’s no water Each year, Spain’s Fuente de Piedra natural reserve welcomes thousands of pairs of flamingos, but this year, the birds have bypassed the area because there’s no water Spain Málaga Andalucía PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) Drought turns one of Spain’s largest lagoons into a salt desert The dry, salt-covered Fuente Piedra Lagoon in Málaga, Spain, in mid-June 2023. The dry, salt-covered Fuente Piedra Lagoon in Málaga, Spain, in mid-June 2023. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/D4EFEZLO2NBBVHQQ26XK4UII24.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="The dry, salt-covered Fuente Piedra Lagoon in Málaga, Spain, in mid-June 2023."></img><p>Cristian Rueda stealthily rolls down the window of his SUV. He takes precise aim and, almost silently, fires. He hits the target and smiles. It’s 10 a.m. and this nature photographer has just finished a day that began in the middle of the night. The day’s last photos are of a singing tree sparrow perched on a branch next to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, located in the north of the province of Málaga in Spain. The photographer reviews the names of some of the birds in the area that he has captured with his Nikon camera, from the great eagle owl to the little stonechat. But there is no trace of the pink flamingo. This nature reserve’s star animal attraction has skipped coming this year<a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-04-27/the-epicenter-of-spains-drought-134-days-without-rain.html" target="_blank"> because of the drought</a>, which has turned the wetland into a salty desert. “It’s a regular thing,” Rueda says as he contorts his face. It’s so common that today one can barely make out a hundred flamingos in the distance; they have only stopped to rest on their way north. Last year, at this time, there were over 17,000 flamingos raising almost 4,000 chicks.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-06-17/drought-turns-one-of-spains-largest-lagoons-into-a-salt-desert.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/WZ7KUMTBIVDPLHK4BGKEFVZXQM.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="A bird carcass in the Fuente Piedra lagoon, which lacks water because of a drought, on May 9."></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/IURQ2PTYBBCTLOPUHOQF5TOO6U.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="Eduardo Baca, a security guard and maintenance worker at the lagoon and visitor center. "></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/VMYWB42SBNGDPCH3UEYRD774VI.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="View from one of the lookouts."></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/RLWLQ62OTRHRTLTDFLLQEQYKYQ.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="A group of flamingos in a pond formed by water brought from a treatment plant in the town of Humilladero. "></img><h3>Environmentalists denounce illegal wells in Antequera</h3><p>Last February, the Spanish NGO Ecologists in Action denounced the existence of "numerous" illegal wells around Antequera. They believe the wells are being used for water-intensive crops such as asparagus, olives, almonds and vegetables. "We consider this proliferation and lack of control of alleged illegal wells in the region of Antequera &mdash; which continues to suffer a structural lack of water that&rsquo;s not due to lack of rainfall but rather the result of the overexploitation of groundwater and the failure to adjust demand to the resources available &mdash; to be quite serious," the environmental organization explained. Recently, the existence of irregular points of water extraction has been the reason for one of the Civil Guard&rsquo;s most striking operations in the region of Axarquia and the province of M&aacute;laga, in which 26 people have been arrested and 44 others have been investigated for the illegal use of water resources.</p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-26/the-unsolvable-mystery-of-hannibals-soldier.html Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:20:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-26/the-unsolvable-mystery-of-hannibals-soldier.html Vicente Olaya Widespread looting of archaeological sites has prevented experts from determining if a unique Vacceai dagger belonged to an Iberian warrior who brought it home from the battlefield in the third century BC Widespread looting of archaeological sites has prevented experts from determining if a unique Vacceai dagger belonged to an Iberian warrior who brought it home from the battlefield in the third century BC Andalucía Jaén EL PAÍS El puñal B30-002/4 de ‘La Carada’. Falta la guarda metálica que tampoco estaba presente en la Colección Marsal original Dagger no. B30-002/4 found in La Carada (Spain), from the Ricardo Marsal Collection. Dagger no. B30-002/4 found in La Carada (Spain), from the Ricardo Marsal Collection. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/NCBYFLCVTRFDBCJMD5UGOSR64Q.png" width="1913" height="751" alt="Dagger no. B30-002/4 found in La Carada (Spain), from the Ricardo Marsal Collection."></img><p>In 2001, Spain’s Civil Guard launched Operation Tambora to locate and seize an incredible trove of 108,670 archaeological pieces looted from sites in the southern provinces of Seville, Córdoba and Jaén. All the pieces came from two properties belonging to Ricardo Marsal. Four years later, the regional government of Andalusia reluctantly took charge of the relics and created the Ricardo Marsal Monzón Archaeological Fund (FARRM).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-26/the-unsolvable-mystery-of-hannibals-soldier.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/UWVTNQWCMBDFXGLQZ56EB6F5HY.png" width="912" height="643" alt="Copper mounting plate at the top of the Vaccaei dagger scabbard, from the Marsal Collection."></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/ZHHTOETFNRC4HH3JXHQE76UWUQ.png" width="912" height="1647" alt="The remaining section of the Vaccaei dagger scabbard, approximately 60% of the original size."></img> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-22/the-latin-grammys-will-leave-the-us-for-the-first-time-and-travel-to-spain.html Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:02:17 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-22/the-latin-grammys-will-leave-the-us-for-the-first-time-and-travel-to-spain.html Eva Saiz Escolano The southern region of Andalusia will host this year’s gala, though the exact city remains unknown The southern region of Andalusia will host this year’s gala, though the exact city remains unknown Juan Manuel Moreno Rosalía Bad Bunny Andalucía América Latinos Chris Pizzello (AP) Desde la derecha, los cantantes mexicanos, Álex Fernández, Vicente Fernández (su abuelo), y Alejandro Fernández, su padre, en la edición 20ª de los Premios Grammy Latinos, en 2019 en Las Vegas. From the right, Mexican singers, Alex Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez (his grandfather), and Alejandro Fernandez, his father, at the 20th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards in 2019 in Las Vegas. From the right, Mexican singers, Alex Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez (his grandfather), and Alejandro Fernandez, his father, at the 20th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards in 2019 in Las Vegas. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-11-18/rosalias-motomami-triumphs-at-2022-latin-grammys.html">Latin Grammy Awards</a>, organized by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will leave the United States for the first time. This year’s ceremony will take place in November in Spain, in the southern region of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno, the regional premier of Andalusia, and Manuel Abud, the executive director of the academy, announced on Wednesday. The event will be “historic” for Andalusia, said Moreno. While the exact city remains unknown, Moreno hinted that Seville, the capital of the region, would be the best option. He said that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/arts/2020-11-24/oldest-shakespeare-play-in-spain-found-in-seville.html">Seville meets all the necessary</a> “requirements because of its link to the Latin world” and because the city is “used to organizing big events.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-22/the-latin-grammys-will-leave-the-us-for-the-first-time-and-travel-to-spain.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-15/study-sheds-light-on-mysterious-mounted-warrior-from-africa-who-fought-the-roman-legions.html Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:12:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-15/study-sheds-light-on-mysterious-mounted-warrior-from-africa-who-fought-the-roman-legions.html Vicente Olaya A revised analysis of a horseman’s portrait found in southern Spain suggests he may have helped kill Publius Cornelius Scipio, the famous general who fought Hannibal in the Second Punic War A revised analysis of a horseman’s portrait found in southern Spain suggests he may have helped kill Publius Cornelius Scipio, the famous general who fought Hannibal in the Second Punic War África Andalucía Sabino Perea Ýébenes (EL PAÍS) Study sheds light on mysterious mounted warrior from Africa who fought the Roman legions Reconstruction of the depiction of the Cástulo horseman. Reconstruction of the depiction of the Cástulo horseman. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/ABHYQ55FRRASNFJM6MUCRXQPLE.png" width="1053" height="1115" alt="Reconstruction of the depiction of the Cástulo horseman."></img><p>The Punic Wars were a series of three fierce conflicts fought between 264 and 146 BC <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-09-18/feed-them-to-the-lions-how-ancient-rome-demonstrated-its-brutality-and-power.html">by Rome</a> and Carthage over control of the western Mediterranean. The Iberian city of Cástulo, near present-day Linares, in Spain’s southern Andalusia region, was one of the backdrops to the struggle, the Iberian peninsula being the main stage for the first phase of the Second Punic War, which also saw Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and the invasion of mainland Italy.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-15/study-sheds-light-on-mysterious-mounted-warrior-from-africa-who-fought-the-roman-legions.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/E2JGT7NFIBDW3IFIKIEXXWN4EY.png" width="1053" height="724" alt="Cástulo slate found in Linares in 1976."></img><img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/6IQ74B6VLRCD7OYRJGYSW43ZY4.png" width="992" height="705" alt="Iberian horse with harness and saddle found in the sanctuary of El Cigarralejo (Murcia)."></img> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-01/from-the-us-to-south-korea-the-humble-spanish-breadsticks-that-the-world-is-falling-in-love-with.html Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:03:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-01/from-the-us-to-south-korea-the-humble-spanish-breadsticks-that-the-world-is-falling-in-love-with.html Amalia Bulnes Thanks partly to celebrity chef José Andrés, an obscure bakery now makes over €5 million in sales from its ‘picos,’ which were born out of a production mistake Thanks partly to celebrity chef José Andrés, an obscure bakery now makes over €5 million in sales from its ‘picos,’ which were born out of a production mistake Andalucía Australia América Washington D.C. PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) Panadería Obando A worker at Obando Bakery in Utrera, Spain. A worker at Obando Bakery in Utrera, Spain. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KXJ3DZEPIBAS3MRCDWB2NFHFMU.JPG" width="3150" height="2100" alt="A worker at Obando Bakery in Utrera, Spain."></img><p>Jaime Obando, 44, recalls the time when <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-11-04/chef-jose-andres-and-his-clay-pot-become-a-museum-exhibit-in-washington-dc.html">celebrity chef José Andrés</a> tried his star product, the gourmet country-style <i>picos.</i> These crunchy little breadsticks are traditionally served at restaurants across Andalusia, and Obando’s take on this humble classic was sitting on the table where Andrés was having a meal, at Restaurante Antonio in Zahara de los Atunes, on the southern coast of Spain. Next thing Obanda knew, his bakery had become the sole supplier of Andrés’ chain of restaurants in the US, which include the Washington-based Jaleo.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-01/from-the-us-to-south-korea-the-humble-spanish-breadsticks-that-the-world-is-falling-in-love-with.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-11-27/the-story-of-a-crypto-scammer-that-ended-in-suicide.html Sun, 27 Nov 2022 04:47:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-11-27/the-story-of-a-crypto-scammer-that-ended-in-suicide.html Jacobo García Javier Biosca – a digital currency guru who swindled 300 Spanish investors – killed himself after being subjected to harassment by international mafias Javier Biosca – a digital currency guru who swindled 300 Spanish investors – killed himself after being subjected to harassment by international mafias Andalucía Anthony Kwan (Getty Images) Cryptocurrencies Gain Popularity In Hong Kong A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. <p>On Tuesday, November 22, Javier Biosca jumped from the fifth floor of a hotel in Estepona, Spain. His suicide ended a career as an international broker that was as brief and irregular as the cryptocurrencies he handled.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-11-27/the-story-of-a-crypto-scammer-that-ended-in-suicide.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>