Chozo El Cerezo
The place
Chozo El Cerezo ("Cherry Tree Hut") in Palencia province, Cervera de Pisuerga/Fuentes Carrionas area (Montaña Palentina, Castile and León, Spain), at 1568 m elevation, in the Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina natural park. Continuous cluster Spain Cantabrian (batches 210-359). Traditional pastoral chozo with corbelled stone vault (name "Cerezo" = cherry tree), in an area of beech-oak woodland (hayedos-robledal) + Ursus arctos cantabricus 30-40 individuals isolated southern-slope Asturian subpopulation 200-250 EU fragmentation + Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) + golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) + vaqueiros de alzada transhumant Asturian-Palentine herders, a long-discriminated-against minority + ancient heritage of the Cantabri, a Celtiberian tribe, Cantabrian Wars 29-19 BC, Augustus's last resistance in Roman Hispania.
The setting
Palencia Cervera de Pisuerga/Fuentes Carrionas Cantabrian Spain 1568 m Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina natural park, continuous cluster batches 210-359, pastoral chozo corbelled stone vault El Cerezo cherry tree, beech-oak woodland + Ursus arctos cantabricus 30-40 southern-slope subpopulation + Rupicapra pyrenaica + Aquila chrysaetos, vaqueiros de alzada transhumant herders long-discriminated minority + Cantabri Celtiberian Cantabrian Wars 29-19 BC Augustus last resistance in Roman Hispania.
