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Profile of Joaquín Cortés.
Of gipsy blood, he was born in Cordoba in 1969 and at the age of twelve, moved to Madrid where he began his dance training. He joined the Spanish National Ballet when he was fifteen and quickly rose to the ranks of solo artist. Joaquín toured all over the world with this company, performing in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and the Kremlin´s Congress Palace in Moscow.
Andalucía
Inhabitants: There are 7 million persons "andaluces" – about 20% of Spain's total population.
Area: Andalucia covers a total surface area of 87,300 square kilometres – about 17.3 % of the country.
Beautiful Cadiz
thru the years!
Andalucia is divided into eight provinces, forming a vast swath across the southern part of the country, each one named for its capital city: the provinces of Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen, Huelva, Almeria, Malaga, Granada and Seville.
Although Andalucia was once the poorest and most underdeveloped part of the country, this region – and particularly the three provinces of Malaga, Granada and Seville – is today home to one of Europe's liveliest tourist industries. The reason for Andalucia's success is no secret: sandy beaches, spectacular mountains – and, above all, the high-spirited "andaluces" themselves, famous for their exuberant life-style and warm hospitality.
Andalucia has 500 miles of coastline and of which 70% are sandy beaches. The Mediterranean sea washes the Costa de Almeria, Costa Tropical and the Costa del Sol. The latter being the most popular with international tourists. The Atlantic Ocean washes the Costa de la Luz.
Andalucia is also the home of flamenco and bullfighting, which the visitor can witness and savour at the region's many fiestas ("ferias") and pilgrimages to popular shrines ("romerías").
But perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this multi-facetted region are the many traces left by the Moors who lived here for almost 800 years, spanning most of the Middle Ages. The Moors – who were a mixture of Arabians, Syrians and Berber tribesmen from North Africa – crossed the Straits of Gibraltar in the year 711, and quickly conquered most of the peninsula, which they called El-Andalus, the origin of today's "Andalucia". The capital cities of their highly sophisticated civilisation were Cordoba, Seville and Granada, each with its own extraordinary relics from the Moorish period – the most impressive of which is the Alhambra Palace of Granada.
But Andalucia has more to offer the visitor than these lovely cities with their history, and of course the dazzling shoreline with its beaches and resorts. Lovers of adventure will want to wander off the beaten path to discover the small, unspoilt inland towns – the "white villages" or "pueblo blancos" – such as Casares, Gaucin and Frigilana.
Andalucia, therefore, is a region of surprising contrasts and seemingly limitless attractions – as well as being easy to access, with dozens of charter flights arriving every day at Malaga International Airport, which is conveniently located between Malaga city proper and the region's most famous beach resort, Torremolinos.
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