About 50kms southeast of Olvera lies the village of El Chorro, a place I had heard about through reading the various forums on the internet prior to moving to Spain. So, as it was a nice day, we took a drive out.
The narrow twisting roads to El Chorro bore witness to the recent heavy rains, with mud & rockslides 0n the road so driving with care was very necessary........unless you were spanish of course, in which case its a perfect opportunity to practise your rallying skills. Bless'em!!
The pics show the reservoir, one of three artficial lakes created by a dam, which was built between 1914 and 1921. Apparently, for those of you old enough to remember, this was the location for the film "Von Ryan's Express" starring Frank Sinatra. A few of the pics show a bridge carrying the railway line and a walkway, approximately 100 metres above the reservoir, around the mountain.
The link below describes the area in more detail:
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