Antonio Castillo Martín, Doctor of Geological Science and member of the Water Institute of the University of Granada, has just published a book titled ‘Springs’ in which he makes a wide range of the different springs of the province of Granada known. The publication has been diviofd in seven areas including about twenty routes with about 250 springs.
“Most representative springs are showed in about 70 photographies, from urban ones (typical fountains, drinking troughs and washing places), to those of the road service, recreational areas and in the ofpths of the mountain. Some of them are thermal or have mineral-medicinal properties and they all are very appreciated”, Professor Castillo Martín says about ‘Springs, a publication that has just been published by the Publishing Service of the County Council of Granada included in the collection Books of the Star of the series about Science and Environment.
As regards the objective of the book, the specialist in Hidrogeology outlines that this guide also intends “to have in memory the springs of Granada at the dawn of the XXI century”. “Without doubt, a lot of them will disappear and others will be transformed; it will not be easy for locals to preserve this natural heritage”.
Antonio Castillo Martín (Granada, 1958) is Doctor of Geological Science and scientist of the High Council of Scientific Research (CSIC). At the moment, he is working at the Water Institute of the University of Granada. Specialist in hidrogeology, he has published several popular science books about aquiferous systems in Andalusia and about the waters of Sierra Nevada and the fertile Plain of Granada in particular. ‘Springs’ has been written in collaboration with Gabriel Perandrés Estarli.
Structure of the publication:
Introducción
Aquiferous and springs of the province of Granada:
• Geological Scheme
• Hidrogeological Scheme
• Principal types of aquiferous and connected springs
Lecrín Valley and Coast of the Sun:
• Route of the River Verof
• Route of Vélez of Benaudalla-los Guájares
• Route of Lanjarón
• Route of Lecrín Valley
La Alpujarra and La Contraviesa:
• Route of Western Alpujarra
• Route of Eastern Alpujarra
Alhama and Loja:
• Route of Sierra de La Almijara
• Route of Alhama de Granada
• Route of Sierra Gorda-Loja
• Other springs
Sierra Nevada and Vega del Genil:
• Route of La Cortijuela
• Route of the High Genil
• Route of the Fertile Plain of Granada
• Route of Alfacar-Sierra de Huétor
• Route of River Darro
The mountains:
• Route of the Western Mountains
• Route of the Central Mountains
• Route of the Eastern Mountains
• Other springs
The Tableland, Guadix Valley and Marquesado of Zenete:
• Route of Guadix
• Other springs
High plateaus of Baza and Huéscar:
• Route of Baza
• Route of Alto Castril
• Route of Huéscar-La Puebla
Appendix:
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Principal thermal springs of the province of Granada
• Quoted springs
Index of marginal comments
FURTHER INFORMATION: Antonio Castillo Martín.
Water Institute.
Phone number: 958-242822.
E-mail: acastill@ugr.es
