C CORRU UBEDO O NAT TURAL L PARK RK
Aerial photo oof the area taken t by pllane.
Introdu uction The Corruubedo Sand-Dunes and d Carregal and Vixán lagoons Natural N Parkk was given n protectedd status on 5th June 19992. This nattural park i s located in n the Barbanza Peninsuula and belongs to thee municipaliity of Ribeira (A Coruña provincee, Galicia. Spain). S It iss one of thee most remaarkable andd interesting sites in Galician naturre. A nature reserve is an a area of a territory, nnot very tran nsformed orr spoilt by hhuman activvities and haabitation, annd due to th he beauty of its landsc ape, the uniqueness off its ecosysteems, fauna, flora and geology, g hass ecologicall, aesthetic, educationaal and scienttific values,, its protectiion deservess special ateention. In thhat way thaat was writteen down inn the Law 9//2001 (21thh August 20001), related to nature preservationn in Galicia. 1 1