Rábago-El Soplao fossil site

Rábago-El Soplao fossil site is an archaeological site in Herrerías, Cantabria. Rábago-El Soplao fossil site is situated nearby to the hamlet Cades, as well as near Bielva.

Photo: PePeEfe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of Chufín and Ferrería de Cades.

Cave of Chufín

Cave

The cave of Chufín is located in the town of Riclones in Rionansa, Spain. Situated at the confluence of the Lamasón and Nansa rivers, several caves ornamented with rock art pock the steep slopes above the water. Cave of Chufín is situated 1½ km southwest of Rábago-El Soplao fossil site.

Ferrería de Cades

Museum

Ferrería de Cades

Photo: Bauglir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ferrería de Cades is a museum, which is situated 1½ km west of Rábago-El Soplao fossil site.

Hórreo de Cades

Building

Hórreo de Cades

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hórreo de Cades is a building, which is situated 1½ km west of Rábago-El Soplao fossil site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cades and Bielva.

Cades

Hamlet

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cades is a hamlet.

Bielva

Hamlet

Photo: Vanbasten 23, Public domain.

Bielva is a hamlet.

Riclones

Hamlet

Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Riclones is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Rábago-El Soplao fossil site.

Rábago-El Soplao fossil site

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: amber deposit site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Herrerías, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.30554° or 43° 18′ 20″ north

Longitude

-4.44718° or 4° 26′ 50″ west

Open location code

8CMQ8H43+64

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Rábago-El Soplao fossil site” goes by many names.

Basque: “El Soplao (anbar aztarnategia)”
Basque: “El Soplao”
Spanish: “Yacimiento paleontológico de Rábago-El Soplao”
Spanish: “Yacimiento paleontológico de Rábago/El Soplao”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ermita de San Ignacio and Cueva del Lago.

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