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New mayor named SALVADOR URDIALES has been named Mayor of Alfarnate after his predecessor, Jose Maria Ruiz Liana, chose to resign to set up home with his pregnant girlfriend in Panama.
Anglers adrift TWO anglers, aged 30 and 34, were rescued adrift off Salobreña after they lost the oars to their 1.5metre boat.
Route change VELEZ-MALAGA Town Council has announced a change in the itinerary of the 2014 Three Wise Men parade to prevent accidents similar to the one that took the life of a six-year-old in Malaga at the beginning of the year.
Greenhouse fire FIREFIGHTERS were called to put out a fire in a greenhouse in the Carchuna area in Motril.
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Nerja’s caves could hold clues to origins of writing NERJA’S caves could reveal the secret of the origins of writing. Scientists claim that paintings within the caves, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago - could hold vital clues. The scientists were taking part in an international meeting on art in prehistoric societies in the Axarquia town last weekend.
Researchers discovered a high percentage of signs among figurative motifs in
the cave paintings, which could be linked to a primitive a writing system.
These signs have also been found in other caves in the province of Malaga,
Celebrating traditional food PEOPLE can prepare their taste buds and get ready for a culinary feast in two Axarquia towns which are hosting traditional food festivities. The town of Colmenar, known as the Larder of Malaga thanks to the quality of its products, is celebrating the ‘Must and Cold Meat Day’ on Sunday. This festivity, normally held in mid-December, is visited every
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year by crowds of people willing to taste the town’s traditional cold meats made from pork. A tapas route allows visitors the chance to taste these products while enjoying a glass of ‘must’ made with Muscatel grapes from the Axarquia. Flamenco and Verdiales (traditional Malaga folk music) concerts, as well as shows for children will liven up the
festive atmosphere in the streets. For those looking for more robust dishes, Torrox is hosting the 32nd Migas Day on December 22. This dish, consisting of breadcrumbs cooked over an open stove and often served with fried peppers and chorizo sausage, will be on offer in the streets of the town from 12.30pm.
including the Pileta cave and the Navarro 1 cave. “We could be facing a never-before-seen phenomenon,” said researcher Maria Angeles Medina. So far it seems there is a pattern to the formation of sentences, but scientists have not yet been able to decipher them. Scientists from six different countries presented their findings during the meeting.