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STORIES IN THIS WEEK’S

New cave

IN a remarkable develop‐ment, an unexplored cavi‐ty has been discovered within the El Cantal Cave in Rincon de la Victoria.

Competition heated up on Sunday on the second and final day of the championship as the action unfolded at Almuñecer’s Antonio Marina Municipal Sports Pavilion.

After an impressive display from the younger athletes on Saturday, the spotlight shifted to the higher‐level categories on Sun‐day.

Contenders in several categories demon‐strated their mastery of various Kenpo disci‐plines, including Kata (formal exercises), Kobudo (weaponry), Personal Defence, and Combat.

to offer visitors a taste of the delicious local cuisine while building networks for local hos‐pitality industry professionals.

José Muñoz, representing the Valle Tropical Hospitality Association, also shared his ex‐citement for the event saying, “We’re thrilled to promote our local gastronomy and bring to‐gether the talented individuals behind it.”

This event is also a golden opportunity for local chefs and culinary experts to flaunt their skills and gain well‐deserved recognition and new cus‐tomers. All are invited to sam‐ple the finest dishes from Al‐munecar’s rich cuisine.

The breakthrough came when experienced mountaineer Óscar Fer‐nández Bao from the Rin‐con de la Victoria Moun‐taineering Club, stumbled upon a fissure which led to a vast underground network of caves span‐ning approximately 150 metres with a vertical drop of 20 metres.

After hearing about the discovery the local council wasted no time in inform‐ing the Nerja Cave Foun‐dation and the Andalucian regional government.

Experts in the field led the investigation which concluded that the cave showed no signs of past human habitation and did not contain any archaeo‐logical remains.

However, the discovery is geologically significant, revealing more about the town’s unique cave fea‐tures.

Betty Henderson ALMUÑECAR is gearing up to host its traditional Romería festival to celebrate the feast day of San Isidro on Sunday, May 14.

Organised by the Herman‐dad Virgen Madre y San Isidro de Torrecuevas Catholic Brotherhood and supported by the local council, this annu‐al event celebrates San Isidro, the patron saint of farmers.

Lucas Vallejo, the Brother‐hood’s leader, expects around 20 beautifully deco‐rated floats to participate in the procession, similar to last year’s event. The procession will begin after a morning