Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park

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location = Castilla y León, Spain
nearest_city = Sepúlveda, Segovia
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Hoces del Rio Duratón Natural Park ( _es. Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural park of 5,037 hectares [ [http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Naturaleza/Espacios%20Naturales/0/Parque%20Natural%20de%20las%20Hoces%20del%20Rio%20Duraton?Language=EN Parque Natural de las Hoces del Rio Duraton: national parks in Spain ] ] 12 km east from Sepúlveda, Segovia. Its name refers to the Duratón River. "Las Hoces" refers to the series of 100m high gorges that were formed by the Duratón. [ [http://www.gomadrid.com/daytrips/segovia/duraton.html Las Hoces del Rio Duraton, Segovia ] ]

Saint Fructus (San Frutos) established himself here as a hermit in the 8th century; a monastery dedicated to him also exists within the park.

The park encompasses the towns of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor and Carrascal del Río. [ [http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Naturaleza/Espacios%20Naturales/0/Parque%20Natural%20de%20las%20Hoces%20del%20Rio%20Duraton?Language=EN Parque Natural de las Hoces del Rio Duraton: national parks in Spain ] ]

It is home to a population of Griffon Vultures, [ [http://www.segovia-sp.com/sepulveda/hoces-du.htm Hoces Del Duraton ] ] along with Egyptian Vultures, Common Kestrels, and peregrine falcons. [ [http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/cm/turcyl/tkContent?idContent=1295&textOnly=false&locale=es_ES Turismo Castilla y León ] ]

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*es icon [http://parquesnaturales.consumer.es/documentos/castilla_y_leon/hoces_duraton/index.php PARQUE NATURAL DE LAS HOCES]