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The Directorate General of Cultural Heritage has initiated proceedings declared of cultural interest of Ethnographic sight for Nogalte Rambla de Puerto Lumbreras.
The traditional water harvesting system through Lumbreras is considered a model of sustainable management of water resources with more than eight hundred years old.
The Directorate General of Cultural Heritage has initiated the procedure for the declaration of cultural interest, with landmark category ethnographic Nogalte the Rambla de Puerto Lumbreras.
In this sense, the system of water use Nogalte Rambla is an example of special interest in traditional practices to solve the common problem of water supply in the area.
Furthermore, the presence of the Rambla de Nogalte in the municipality has determined specially cityscape of Puerto Lumbreras in relation to current practices related to water use.
Thus, the elements that give the ethnographic interest Nogalte Rambla are water harvesting system through infiltration galleries that capture runoff through the old pipe or pipe, which begins at the confluence of the ravine Cañares.
Other elements that give the interest of the Rambla are contracaño system or pipe subválvea new dam, the source of the Sewers, documented in 1770 to supply water to the population, the raft, which collects excess water system pipe and contracaño, and laundry, recent work but retains traditional customs and practices of water harvesting system.
Also, the Rambla de Nogalte houses the system ports with infiltration galleries that make up a dam to capture and utilize water.
Thus, associated with the old pipe and there are 15 ports associated with new pipe are 7 ports.
Finally, the Councillor for Culture and Tourism, Maribel Martinez, explained that "the sewer system and contracaño of our town has a model of sustainable management of water resources with more than eight hundred years old."
Furthermore, she added that "this system has led to economic and cultural fabric of the collection and distribution of water in the municipality."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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