VIVATURF landscape and ecosystem

Speaking of the Sierra de Cuera speak of a high plateau, covered with meadows and peaks crowned by easy ascent. Brañas abound, some inhabited. The flocks or preside vegas Cuera ports has always intended for cattle grazing. Also visible traces of mining which ran until the 70s of last century. Also contains a wealth limits prehistoric, dating numerous caves and chasms. Excelled metallurgical activity around 2000 BC Remains have been found in various stages of processing of copper. The Cuera served the economy and society of the Bronze Age. Today many of its southern slope hollows of his serve to cure popular Cabrales cheese.

The VIVATURF landscape and ecosystem-Cuera
Its landscape is integrated into the network of protected areas of Asturias and covers a large area of eastern Asturias. Slopes, forests, valleys and peaks are deployed along five municipalities of this region: Cabrales, Llanes, Peñamellera Alta and Baja Peñamellera Ribadedeva. A total of 40 kilometers in length that start near the Sella River in the west and continue a short distance from the sea, ending at the eastern end of the Principality, by the river Deva.

The ecosystem Cuera is also a well nourished. Of fauna highlights the presence of the fox, marten or bobcat, and the abundance of deer and wild boar. Hopefully we can glimpse the flying eagle, vultures, Egyptian vultures and other birds of prey. The forest consists primarily of beech, oak and holm oak. If we look at the mountains from the coast we see that there is hardly appreciable vegetation, however, exceeded the first line of summits, the Cuera opens to narrow valleys, often blind, home endless meadows and fringed brañas ash, maple and hawthorn. 

The wider valley and productive from the standpoint of livestock is undoubtedly Viango Llosa. On the slopes surrounding this plain and almost to the highest summit of the Sierra, the Pico Turbine, lies the largest wooded area of the mountain: a beech eútrofo facing north, which includes the frequent fogs that come from the sea and fail at this point exceed the tailpiece.