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Els Encantats Picture of the peaks know as Els Encantats and the lake of Saint Mauricio taken in/from the national park of Aigües Tortes (Catalonia / Spain) Date: Sep-2004 Camera: Minolta Dimage-XT Comments: These peaks that are possibly the most symbolic of the National Park of Aigües Tortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, and majesticly arise by the shore of the lake ("estany") of San Mauricio. According to the popular tradition these two peaks are the bodies of two hunters that did not respect the Holy Thursday, went to the forest for hunting and were bewitched ("Encantats" in Catalonian) becoming mountains. |