Barranco León

Barranco León is an archaeological site in , Andalusia, Spain with an age range between 1.2 and 1.4 million of years. It is noted for having yielded evidence of hominin occupation, including the milk tooth of a boy or girl of 10 years.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alcazaba de las Siete Torres and Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce.

Castle
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 2 km west of Barranco León.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Barranco León.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orce and Fuente Nueva.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Granada, in southeastern . According to the 2009 census, the town has a population of 1,333 inhabitants.

Hamlet
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Barranco León.

Hamlet
is a locality in the municipio of in the . It is known for a paleontological site which has yielded animal remains dated to between 1.5 and 1.6 million years ago. is situated 6 km east of Barranco León.

Barranco León

Latitude
37.72712° or 37° 43′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.45518° or 2° 27′ 19″ west
Open location code
8C9VPGGV+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3537676459
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q68711663
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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Spanish—“Barranco León” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Barranco León”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barranco León”
  • Norwegian: “Barranco León”
  • Spanish: “Barranco León”

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