Refugio de los Neis
The place
Refugio de los Neis in the province of Huesca, Bielsa/Aínsa sector (Aragonese Pyrenees, Ordesa-Monte Perdido, Spain), at 1,495 m elevation, on the slope of Monte Perdido, 3,355 m, the highest limestone summit in the Pyrenees. Continuous Spain Pyrenees cluster (batches 210-364). FAM refuge (Federación Aragonesa de Montañismo, 40 refuges) in Ordesa NP, UNESCO 1997, with the transboundary Gavarnie area, 30,000 ha + Monte Perdido 3,355 m, 3rd highest in the Pyrenees after Aneto 3,404 m + Posets 3,369 m + the Sarrouyé dream, a vertiginous glacial cirque + Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica chamois, 15,000 individuals, a thriving population + Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle, 100 pairs + Aragonese heritage (a Romance people, 1.3 million, Aragonese language, 10,000 speakers, UNESCO Council of Europe listed + Aragonese Fueros, Corts, Cort 1247, Jaime I, an early form of parliament in Europe).
The setting
Huesca Bielsa/Aínsa Aragonese Pyrenees Ordesa-Monte Perdido Spain 1,495 m Monte Perdido 3,355 m limestone Pyrenees, continuous cluster batches 210-364, FAM 40 refuges Ordesa NP UNESCO 1997 transboundary Gavarnie 30,000 ha + Monte Perdido 3,355 m 3rd in Pyrenees Aneto 3,404 m/Posets 3,369 m + Sarrouyé dream cirque + Rupicapra pyrenaica 15,000 thriving + Aquila chrysaetos 100 pairs, Aragonese Romance 1.3 million Aragonese 10,000 UNESCO CE + Fueros Corts 1247 Jaime I early European parliament.
