This was to become another beautiful day with many astounding views from high up the mountain side. I saw a huge water reservoir with emerald-green water in the south and spectacular cliff formations in the north as I moved on towards an area between Málaga and Almuñecar called La Axarquía.

La Axarquía contains three astoundingly beautiful mountain ranges: Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama and the whole area is a nature reserve. There are peaks as high as 2000 meters, La Maroma, and several peaks just below 2000 meters, Navachica and Cielo for instance. In the winter there is a lot of snow in these mountains that stays for quite a period of time.

Before reaching Maroma I walked into Ventas de Zafarraya where I left the Málaga province and walked into the Granada province following an old railroad through a tunnel.

I found a guest house just inside the village limits and later on had a great dinner in the company of villagers having drinks in the bar.