Los Argüellos is an example of a Cantabrian mountain ecosystem, in which the scant resources available have been put to wise use by the local population for many centuries, shaping a unique landscape.

Hiking is a great way of enjoying and conserving its natural and ethnographic values which are practically unexploited, and there is much to explore and discover. Valporquero Cave is a fine example of the underground formations that are typical of karst landforms.

Declared

Statement date: 6/29/2005

Category: Biosphere Reserve (33,260 ha.)

Location: Norte de la Provincia de León, limitando con Asturias.

Municipalities in the province of León:
  • Cármenes,
  • Valdelugueros,
  • Vegacervera

Population: 1.274 habitantes.

Other protection:

  • Lugar de Importancia Comunitaria (LIC) (2).
  • Espacio Natural.
  • Punto de Interés Geológico.
  • Punto de Interés Biológico.

Region / Province biogeographical: Eurosiberiana / Atlántica Europea.

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http://www.losargüellosbiosfera.es