Rio Tinto

Andalusia · Spain

Rio Tinto, Spain
Photo: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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March to June and September to November
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$
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limited
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A river running deep red from dissolved iron and acidic waters shaped by ancient mining and mineral springs. Its Mars-like conditions have made it a site of scientific study.

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