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- JOSÉ LUIS RODRÍGUEZ | VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2009The Iberian Wolf (Take Two)
An Ávila photographer has risen the profile of this endangered species

Photo viaverdes.comVía Verde de la Sierra
Old railway lines are being used to get tourists into the country in Spain

Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona, and the best paid politician in Spain - EFESpanish politicians on the gravy train
A new book reveals the money made by even the honest politicians in Spain

EFE archivePeseta pieces
The now defunct Spanish currency was launched on October 19 1868

EFEWhat IVA/VAT rates are charged in Spain ?
The Spanish Government plans to increase some rates of IVA/VAT in July 2010, so perhaps now is a good time to outline exactly what we pay the tax on currently in Spain

Juan Oviert100 years of motorised flight in Spain
A monument has been unveiled in commemoration in Paterna, Valencia

The bulls of Guisando - Photo WikipediaBulls of Guisando
Granite megalithic monuments of animals

A Zancos dancer on the hill in Anguiano - Photo WikipediaLa Danza de los Zancosvideo
A dancing fiesta on July 22

The narrow valleys of La Gomera - photo WikipediaEl Silbo Gomero - the whistling language of the Canariesvideo
The language, communicating by whistles, dates from the 15th century

Alessio Damato/WikipediaTorre de Hercules - Tower of Hercules Lighthouse
The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers from the centre of La Coruña, Galicia, in north-western Spain.

Photo - José Segura /wikipedia / http://www.flickr.com/people/ubu/A Rapa das Bestas
Fighting horses to the ground in Galicia, Spain

Photo ITVParadise Lost/Paradise Regained
Mark Wilkins watched the ITV programme, 'Paradise Lost'