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There’s a man in one of the high mountain villages who lives with a cow and spends much of his time studying the cloud formations

issue 10 February 2007

Las Alpujarras

There’s a man in one of the high mountain villages who lives with a cow and spends much of his time studying the cloud formations. By all accounts he can predict the weather for months, even years ahead with some accuracy, a skill passed down from father to son.

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