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Spanish grave opened on order of Argentine judge unearths painful past

The exhumed skeleton of trade unionist Timoteo, who was shot in 1939 in the months after the Spanish Civil War, revives bitter memories of the Franco era. A 90-year-old Spanish woman wrapped in a fur coat and woollen scarf stood over a deep open grave and murmured “my father” to the unearthed skeleton lying at the bottom. Ascension Mendieta’s trade unionist father Timoteo was shot in 1939 in the months […]

Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo wins Miss World 2015 title

Mireia Lalaguna Royo of Spain was on Saturday announced as the winner of 2015 Miss World pageant. By winning this title she became the 65th Miss World. Royo was passed on the crown by last year’s winner Rolene Strauss of South Africa. Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk, was named first runner up while Miss Indonesia, Maria Harfanti, was second runner up. According to the Miss World website, Miss Spain comes from […]

 
 
 

World's most dangerous footpath set to reopen in Spain

losed for over a decade, a trail that’s been described as “the world’s most dangerous path” will no longer be off limits to the public thanks to a massive reconstruction project. Due to reopen March 26, Spain’s stunning Caminito del Rey features a cliff face boardwalk that hangs 100 meters above the Guadalhorce River. The trail, which begins in the village of El Chorro in southern Malaga province, has been […]