Concept in Definition ABC

A bolón or berrueco It is a granite rock of great size and Format rather round, which may appear resting on the surface of the I usually or on another rock of the same nature. They are usually the result of the decomposition and erosion that granite undergoes after the process of weathering.
It is worth mentioning that although granite is an impermeable rock and very hard at the same time it is hyper sensitive to chemical decomposition. For example, the Water it penetrates its fissures and the ice causes the stone to explode.

Meanwhile, these particular granite rocks are common to find in areas known as berrocales, because there is precisely a predominance of them.

Undoubtedly, the berrocales stand as one of the most unique rocky landscapes on the planet and as such arouse enormous attention and astonishment of visitors when discovering them. Even and how could it be otherwise, they constitute authentic tourist attractions.

In Spain, for example, it is possible to find a large number of berrocales,

La Pedriza, in the community of Madrid It is one of them. In La Pedriza we find ourselves before the largest berrocal of the continent European, grouping in it a myriad of bolones or beríritu. The various processes that the rocks have undergone over the hundreds of years have caused them to adopt the rarest and most unusual shapes, and of course, this makes it a attractionsingular that nobody wants to miss out on their visit to Madrid.

But in addition to the attractiveness that its particular awakens scenery this area of ​​berrocal is very visited by those who practice climbing since the different natural obstacles proposed by the landscape make it an ideal place for the challenge posed by this practice.
It should be noted that in more popular terms, this landscape composed of Ber Morocco is called chaos de bola (ball chaos).

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