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The Sierra de Guadarrama is a province of the eastern half of the Sistema Central (central mountain range of the Iberian Peninsula), located between the mountains of Gredos mountain ranges and Ayllon. It stretches from southwest to northeast direction and in the Spanish provinces of Madrid, southeast, and Segovia and Avila to the northwest. This saw is about 80 km long and its highest peak is 2,428 m Penalara with. Makes divide between the basins of the Duero, northwest, and the Tagus to the southeast. The flora of this mountain range is characterized by the abundance of pine forests and the presence of oak and oak rebollo in lower areas. On the summits dominated pastures and high mountain shrubs. In these ecosystems abound mammals such as deer, wild boar, roe deer, badgers, various types of weasel, wild cats, foxes and hares. There are a lot of species of waterfowl in the reservoirs, and large prey such as the imperial eagle and black vulture, among others. The proximity to Madrid (60 km) of this saw has to have an important role in the country's history. From Mount Beacon in Robledo de Chavela, for example, in the Muslim period of the Middle Ages, bonfires were lit to warn Madrid that Christian troops approached. Crossed by many ports and today also by rail, these mountains have a large number of mountaineers and tourists, which makes the infrastructure for tourism and mountain sports are well developed. Recently approved a project for the creation of a National Park, which aims to protect 30,000 ha1 the most valuable part of the southeast slope of the Sierra. Reviews and environmentalists are opposed to great heights only protect over 1,700 meters, where the climatic conditions are avoided as per human activities. Contribute to the Project: http://igeo.tv/contribuye-al-proyecto/ http://igeo.tv/ Igeo TV en español: ver videos, agencia de noticias y venta de metraje en: http://www.youtube.com/user/igeotv