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Xaragall

Xaragall describe in Catalan language countryside deeply wrinkled by erosion.In April we mapped in xaragall (read sharagai) near La Seu d`Urgell in Pyrenees, Spain. Barcelona orienteering club Xino Xano organizes in these badlands Spanish A-meet in July 2006. It was very difficult mapping as the slopes were steep and vegetation…
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thorny. The basemap (map from Catalan cartography authority) showed contours only approximately, ortophoto was great to pinpoint location at each time. Orienteering in xaragall will be demanding both mentaly and physically. In the back of the photo is the Cadi range. (Mappers: Ales Hejna, Vendula Hejnova, Martin Hejna, Jiri Marek.) $$OBR99375$$ $$OBR99376$$

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