rodeada de malpey
English translation: amidst black lava formations known as 'malpey'
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Surrounded by black lava deposits Explanation: http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/el_malpais_lavab... The New Mexico Malpais. |
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immersed in a volcanic landscape Explanation: It seems "malpey" means volcanic area. El Malpais means the badlands but this volcanic area holds many surprises. Lava flows, cinder cones, pressure ridges and complex lava tubes dominate the landscape. http://www.nps.gov/elma/index.htm It is named El Malpais (Spanish for badlands) due to the extremely rough, rugged lava flow that covers much of the park. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Malpais_National_Monument I would not say "surrounded" by a volcanic area so I changed it a bit. |
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peer agreement (net): +1surrounded by badlands Explanation: OK, it sounds a bit negative, but no more so than the ST. Here, it's put to good and even positive use (all related to the Canaries, including in some travel guides): El Hierro Canarias, Canary Islands, Spain El Hierro certainly is the 'wild west' of the Canaries - the sweeping ravines, volcanic badlands, interior pine forest and the breathtaking views of El ... www.iknow-canaryislands.co.uk/.../canaries.../el_hierro_can... - Cached - Similar Lanzarote Holidays, Lanzarote Map, Lanzarote Canary Islands Spain Lanzarote, of all the Canary Islands, has some of the best selection of .... Timanfaya contains some of the most fascinating 'badlands' or Malpais and now ... www.iknow-canaryislands.co.uk/tourist.../lanzarote_holidays... - Cached - Similar Show more results from www.iknow-canaryislands.co.uk Native dispersers induce germination asynchrony in a macaronesian ... Both populations are located on the easternmost islands of the Canaries (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura) in two semi-arid badlands, where slight variability in ... linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140196305001400 - Similar by M Nogales - 2006 - Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 6 versions Secondary seed dispersal systems, frugivorous lizards and ... Badlands ; Canary Islands ; diplochory ; endozoochory ; frugivorous lizards ; island plant colonization ; long-distance seed dispersal ; seed coat and ... cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=19198240 - Similar Peoples of Africa - Google Books Result by Marshall Cavendish Corporation - 2001 - History - 59 pages ... dramatic mountains, pine woods, desert, and badlands of black volcanic lava. ... On the Canaries, however, vineyards soon replaced sugar plantations. ... books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=076147160X... The Canary Islands: The complete guide - Telegraph Yet you'd be quite wrong to tar everything in the Canaries with the same mass-market brush. ... and volcanic badlands coloured so unnaturally they could be ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../canaryislands/.../The-Canary-Island... - Similar Plant Life in Lanzarote The most common plants to be found on Lanzarote's vast malpaís, or badlands, are mosses (Bryophyta) and lichens, while the Canary houseleek (Aeonium ... www.spain-lanzarote.com/uk/plantlife.html - Cached - Similar THE CANARY ISLANDS, ISLAS AFORTUNADAS Every island has an area of volcanic badlands .... and in 1823 the Canaries became incorporated as a full province of Spain with the capital at Santa Cruz ... www.ships-yachts.com/canaryislands.htm - Cached - Similar The Canaries Aren't Foi The Birds . For contrast, there are turbulent fields of hardened lava on Grand Canary and cactus-strewn badlands where even the vultures go hungry. ... news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19570216... - Similar Lanzarote Travel Guide Lanzarote pictures and concise information, Canary Islands - tourist advice ... white sand that contrasts with the black lava rocks of the Malpaís badlands. |
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set within a lunar landscape called "Malpaís" Explanation: this is perhaps the most descriptive for a tourist publication. I think it refers to the fact that the Malpaís has no soil therefore it is bare of plants. Pictures of the Malpaís de Güímar in Tenerife: http://images.google.es/images?gbv=2&hl=es&sa=1&q="malpaís d... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2009-10-28 10:27:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I need to correct "it is bare of plants" because as you can see from the photos some drought-resistant plants have colonized parts of the area, even though it's bare rock. |
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amidst black lava formations known as 'malpey' Explanation: Researched this soon after you posted it but was too sleepy to make a sensible suggestion, and forgot to do so the next day. Here's one, for what it's worth. |
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