la ruta de las caras

18 sculptures by Jorge Maldonado y Eulogio Reguillo

Category Outsider Architecture

Image of la ruta de las caras located in Cuenca, Spain
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Nature Sculptures and merge into the symbolic landscape of swamp Buendia in a place known as the Ruta de las Caras.
The Faces of Buendia by definition, is a place made up of pine forests and sandstone Swamp Buendia in which are carved some 18 sculptures and bas-reliefs from 1 to 8 feet high by several authors, taking a tour this conditioning visit, these sculptures break the border of museums and urban areas to praise and magnify the relationship sculpture and nature from the spiritual reflection as these have a mystical - religious entering the natural context as sculptures frontal, hieratic, static allegorical and fully integrated into the sandstone, typical of Pharaonic Egypt.
Buendia is a municipality in the province of Cuenca (Spain), near Madrid, Cuenca and Guadalajara offers an ideal environment for hiking, between routes are (Las Caras de Buendia) route for children over 1 hour and low difficulty, flanked by unique artwork, but not alone, in the environment are Buendía the Swamp and other nearby Sierra de Altamira marked routes of medium and long distance views and scenery with easy to forget little apart from other nearby river Guadiela the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned route from the dam, Buendia and Recópolis remains Visigothic city located in the Sierra de Enmedio interesting route through the landscapes of the rivers Tajo and Guadiela not be confused with the Recópolis Archaeological Park (Zorita de los Canes) in the province of Guadalajara, some of these routes are developed in high level as others in the Route of the Faces that connects the town with the Faces of Buendia in the incomparable landscape of so-called Sea of Castile, who in times of drought it is not so much for the transfers, being a swamp waterways where you can practice all water sports, sailing, jet skis, motorboats, fishing and even bathe in its waters.

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