Barranco León
Barranco León is an archaeological site in Orce, 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.Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alcazaba de las Siete Torres and Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce.
Alcazaba de las Siete Torres
Castle
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alcazaba de las Siete Torres is a castle, which is situated 2 km west of Barranco León.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce
Church
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Barranco León.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orce and Fuente Nueva.
Orce
Village
Photo: jose antonio casanov…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orce is a municipality located in the province of Granada, in southeastern Spain. According to the 2009 census, the town has a population of 1,333 inhabitants.
Fuente Nueva
Hamlet
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuente Nueva is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Barranco León.
Galera
Village
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galera is a municipality in the comarca of Huéscar, province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated in a sparsely populated area roughly 150 kilometres from the provincial capital, Granada. Galera is situated 9 km west of Barranco León.
Barranco León
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site in Orce, Spain
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Orce, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.72712° or 37° 43′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.45518° or 2° 27′ 19″ westOpen location code
8C9VPGGV+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3537676459OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata 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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Highlights include Cerro de la Mina and Campo de Fútbol de Orce.
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