Choza de Sancenas
León · Espagne0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Choza de Sancenas at 1770 m on the border between Asturias and León (coordinates 42.93°N 5.47°W, likely the Sancenas valley, Babia-Laciana comarca, Spain). The "chozo" is a traditional pastoral cabin, here likely a former "chozo de merinas" used along the transhumance routes that brought merino sheep from Extremadura to the green pastures of northern León in summer.
Getting there
Check with the Junta de Castilla y León or the Principado de Asturias (regional park or biosphere reserve).
The setting
Border between Asturias and León (Babia-Laciana or Omaña comarca), Cantabrian Range. Historic route of merino sheep transhumance.
