Orchid:
I suspect you don't want to hear about the day we spent in Cordoba, where we got to see a terribly exciting church
(La Catedral de Cordoba) just chock full of Christs, or another historical site--the admittedly spectacular Alhambra in
Granada.
Instead, I will skip ahead to a day we spent in Coto Rios, a tiny little village in the mountains, near a small river called
Rio Borosa.
The natural resources of this part of Andalucia are overseen by a collective of communities. They are well funded by the
government, and Coto Rios has a terrific visitor center with information about plants, animals, natural resources, and
climate. I was extremely impressed.
The very helpful staff knew exactly what I was looking for. Imagine my surprise when I walked in, and asked one of the staffers
at the front desk for information:
Barry: Buenos días. Quisiera ver Rio Borosa. Soy científico, y quisiera buscar para sus plantas únicas. (Good day,
I'd like to see Rio Borosa. I am a scientist, and would like to look for its unique plants.)
Staff: ¡Claramente! ¿Como Pinguicula vallisneriifolia? (Sure, like
Pinguicula vallisneriifolia?)
They knew their stuff!
Another view of this riparian orchid
