The magical forest with the highest trees in the world is in Cantabria
The Sectuoyas Park of Cabezón de la Sal has 850 trees and is a plan to enjoy a day of nature and green silence
If you want to hallucinate in aforest where you will seeheight, you cant miss your visit to this natural resource ofCantabria, ideal for a family day and also to go withChildren. Two hectares and a half of extension, with 850 seguoyasqueThey measure, at least, forty meters and have a two -meter perimeter.The history of this forest goes back to40s of the last century. It was in 1926 when the Law of the General Plan ofRepopulation recommended the plantation of growth speciesfast, such as eucalyptus or secuoya, among others. More yearsafternoon, in 1942 the consortium of Mount Corona was established with the heritageForestry of the State and began to lead to goats withnon -native species.The forest policy of those years, had howobjective minimize wood imports, and it was there when they were plantedThe first heroy of Mount Cabezón, who has become a forest todayWith a special and singular charm, and that has adapted tours for childrenand for people with reduced mobility.It is a disagreementbaby. These trees can reach more than 1,000 years and measure about 115meters high. The highest secuoya in the world, from 115.55 meters, is in theRedwood National Park, north of San Francisco (California).During the visit to this forest, you will spend timeLooking up, and it seems that trees touch the sky. It is a good oneplan to do at this time of year, with family or children, and enjoyA different environment, since this plantation is unique.Such has been the tourist boomThe last years, that the Government of Cantabria, has had to placeposters requesting visitors to take care of trees andaround.The secuoyas are very robust trees, with a pyramid cupand that easily exceeds a hundred meters. The trunk is right, firm andThick, with a dark, spongy and deeply cracked cortex. The flowersMale are yellow and oval and green female. It is requestedWow visitors who will not start pieces of cortetake home as a memory, since the best way to maintain this forest inIts splendor is to enjoy and walk it, and not deteriorate it to continue beingeternal.
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