Lunada is a mountain pass and ski station in the Cantabrian Mountains, in Burgos, Spain. [1] The pass is the origin of the Miera River, one of the main rivers of Cantabria.
Cantabria is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, which forms part of the Bay of Biscay.
The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in Galicia, along the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. Their easternmost end meets the Sistema Ibérico.
The Autovía A-67 is a highway in north west Spain. It connects the Cantabrian Atlantic Coast at Santander to Palencia. It follows the route of the N-611.
Vicente Miera Campos is a Spanish retired football player and manager.
Valles Pasiegos is an administrative comarca in Cantabria, Spain. It is formed by the valleys of the Pas and Miera rivers, each one being a natural comarca of its own.
Trasmiera is a historic comarca of Cantabria (Spain), located to the east of the Miera River, reaching the western side of the Asón. It extends between the bays of Santander and Santoña, occupying most of the Eastern seaboard of Cantabria. This piece of coast is known for its cliffs and fine beaches, such as those of Langre, Loredo, Isla, Noja and Berria. Towards the interior, the comarca offers large prairies as well as considerable hotel and camping development.
Entrambasaguas is a small municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain, 25 km south of the Bay of Santander. It is moderately mountainous, and the origin of the Aguanaz River, which once drove 23 watermills and merges with the Miera River. Limestone caves with Paleolithic rock art and burial sites from the Bronze Age exist. Iron was mined here from prehistoric times, used in the Royal Artillery Factory of La Cavada, which supplied the Armada, and eventually brought some wealth during the Renaissance. First mentioned in 1210, this rural area of Green Spain consists of six towns an area of 43.2 square km, totaling about 5,000 inhabitants as of 2015, having nearly doubled since 2005.
Castru Valnera (Cantabrian) or Castro Valnera (Spanish) is a peak located in the central area of the Cantabrian Mountains, in Burgos, northern Spain. It is around it that the whole Pas valley revolves, and also the source of the Miera River, between the Portillo de Lunada and Estacas de Trueba passes.
Sara Pérez Sala is a Spanish triathlete and road cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte. Pérez also competed as a breaststroke swimmer for Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria), Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
Miera may refer to:
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco was "perhaps the most prolific and important cartographer of New Spain" as well as an artist, particularly as a Santero. He has been called a polymath, being "proficient in astronomy, cartography, mathematics, geography, geology, geometry, military tactics, commerce, husbandry, oenology, metallurgy, languages, iconology, iconography, liturgy, painting, sculpture and drawing."
Miera is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of 420 inhabitants (2013).
Tresviso is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. The municipality is located 907 m (2,976 ft) above sea level within the Picos de Europa of the Cantabrian Mountains. The village is located on a mountain ledge approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) above the Deva River valley bottom. Despite being in Cantabria, the only road access to Tresviso is a narrow road over a 1,320 m (4,330 ft) high pass from Sotres in the neighbouring province of Asturias. Alternatively, on the Cantabrian side there is a strenuous 3-hour hike from the N621 highway along the Deva featuring many switchbacks.
Elisabet Escursell Valero is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Cantabria Deporte–Río Miera.
Aida Nuno Palacio is a Spanish road racing and cyclo-cross cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Cantabria Deporte–Río Miera. She represented her nation in the women's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.
Isabel Martín Martín is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Cantabria Deporte–Río Miera.
Fie Østerby is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team.
Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte is a Spanish women's road bicycle racing team, which participates in elite women's races. The team was established in 2017.
The Miera River is a river on the Cantabrian slope of the Iberian Peninsula that runs entirely within the autonomous community of Cantabria (Spain). It originates in the area known as Los Villares, in Castro Valnera at 1280 m and flows into the Cantabrian Sea through the Cubas estuary.