Tabernas desert

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Tabernas desert

The Tabernas Desert (Desierto de Tabernas) is a desert in Spain. It is located in the province of Almería about 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of the capital, Almería, in the Tabernas municipality. It is protected as a wilderness area (paraje natural) spanning 280 square kilometres (110 square miles). The desert is surprisingly well endowed with vegetation for a desert. Plants such as the Sea Lavender (limonium insignis), which are teetering on the verge of extinction, manage to flourish in the semi-arid environment of the desert.
The Desert of Tabernas, because of its similarities with the North American deserts like the Far West of the American West served from 1950s and is still used today for the shooting of many films and westerns.