Los Hurones Reservoir, body of water in Spain
Los Hurones Reservoir is a water storage body in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, formed by a concrete dam built across the Majaceite River. Forested hills rise around the water on all sides, and a recreation area called Charco de los Hurones sits near the dam.
The dam was built in the 1960s to store drinking water and generate electricity for the surrounding towns. A small settlement with a church and housing was constructed during that period for the workers and still stands near the water today.
The reservoir sits within cork oak forests that locals have managed for generations, and the landscape reflects this long relationship between people and land. Visitors walking along the shore can still see the cork trees with their distinctive harvested trunks.
The area is easiest to reach by car, as public transport is limited in this rural part of Cádiz province. For walks around the water, bring enough to drink and protection from the sun, since shade can be sparse along some sections of the shore.
The top of the dam wall can be walked across on foot, giving a view over the full basin and surrounding hills that most visitors never discover. It is one of the few spots where the full scale of the reservoir becomes clear at a glance.
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