The magnificent tropical forests of the Dehesa clothe the mountain with a mantle of richest green.
The sheer vivacity of life here is breathtaking, there is not one surface that remains uncovered by plant or lichen.
From above the moisture laden mists provide the source of this living abundance.
For here in the drylands of the south, this moisture is a boon and when combined with the intense Andalucián sun, the earth responds with grateful bounty.
Life simply expresses itself for the sheer livingness of being.
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