The Natural Park
The natural park of La Mata and Torrevieja
salt lagoons is located among the towns of Torrevieja, Guardamar del Segura,
Rojales and Los Montesinos.
The protection and preservation of the important environmental and landscape
value of the place as well as the compatibility with the traditional usage
the area was given are the reasons why the Valencia government decided
to give the lagoons the qualification of "protected natural space".
The park is also included in the list of the main marshes of Europe, which
was redacted in 1962. It also fulfilled the requirements to be considered
"of international relevance" during a convention held in Iran
in 1971. Besides it is an area for the special protection of birds. The
marshes are located in an area closed to the sea, with which it communicates
through several canals.
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