SPAIN

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Nature.
Duratón River Gorges Natural Park.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 10.03.2008.
Face value: 0.31 euros.
Printed by RCM.-FNMT (Real Casa de la Moneda - Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre).
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 40.9 x 28.8 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 4428.
- Edifil No. 4397.
- Michel No. 4302.
- Scott No. 3556.
- StampWorld No. 4310.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 4344.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 4007.

The Duratón River Gorges Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) covers an area of 5,037 hectares (12,450 acres) in the province of Segovia, Community of Castile and León; It extends over land in the municipalities of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor and Carrascal del Río. It was established on June 27, 1989. The park contains a series of 100 m (330 ft) high gorges that were formed by the Duratón River, a tributary of the Douro. It is home to a population of griffon vultures, along with Egyptian vultures, common kestrels, and peregrine falcons. The park space has been occupied by humans since prehistoric times; The oldest finds are Neolithic ceramics dating from 3000 BC. The gorges were classified as a Special Protection Area, becoming part of the Natura 2000 Network in April 1991 and declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) in January 1998.