Downstream along the River Guadalhorce, where the valley merges with La Hoya, Málaga becomes a plain of orange and lemon trees, of canes and vegetables, and, between crop fields and hamlets, signs of industry smatter the landscape in the shape of warehouses, rooftops, farms and tile works. This is the Malaga that accompanies the River Guadalhorce on the final leg of its journey.

To the north of the great depression of La Hoya, a hilly landscape stretches from the Guadalhorce to the Axarquía, a maze of streams and river beds covered with olive and almond trees and the remnants of old holm oak woods. A landscape which appears monotonous on the surface and yet one which in fact is filled with contrasts: the shady haven of the village of Casabermeja, the suntrap of Almogía, the salt marshes of Santi-Petri and El León, and the corridor of the River Guadalmedina.
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