Fuente de Piedra
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Fuente de Piedra is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia
in southern Spain
. The municipality is situated approximately 19 kilometres from Antequera and 73 kilometres from the provincial capital.
The small town is based in a dry basin amongst the Southern Spanish mountains and is most well known for the local Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
, home to one of the largest populations of Flamingo's in Europe. This is represented in the town by the summer celebration of the festival of ringing the Flamingo.
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
in southern Spain
Spain
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. The municipality is situated approximately 19 kilometres from Antequera and 73 kilometres from the provincial capital.
The small town is based in a dry basin amongst the Southern Spanish mountains and is most well known for the local Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
Fuente de Piedra Lagoon
Fuente de Piedra Lagoon is a wetland situated in the Málaga province of Spain. It is used by the pink flamingo for its annual reproduction cycle, constituting the largest colony on the Iberian Peninsula of this beautiful and delicate bird...
, home to one of the largest populations of Flamingo's in Europe. This is represented in the town by the summer celebration of the festival of ringing the Flamingo.