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Torcas de Lagunaseca: The Lesser-Known Karst of Cuenca
The Torcas de Lagunaseca are a Natural Monument covering about 188 hectares beside Lagunaseca, in the Serranía de Cuenca. They are large circular sinkholes formed by the dissolution of limestone at depth. Unlike the famous Palancares torcas, these are more geologically evolved, with gentler slopes, appearing alongside uvalas and poljes.
- Altitude
- 1,275 m
- Natural Monument
- 188 ha
- Torcas, uvalas, and poljes
- Serranía de Cuenca
What is a torca
When underground water dissolves deep limestone strata, the overlying ground loses support and collapses, creating circular depressions known as torcas (dolines or collapse sinkholes).
Features of Lagunaseca
Unlike the sheer vertical-walled sinkholes of Palancares, the ones at Lagunaseca have weathered over time into broader bowls with gentler, vegetated slopes, often coalescing into compound depressions called uvalas.
Location
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Reference villages: Cueva del Hierro · Beteta · Masegosa · Valsalobre.
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