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In Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia we are going to mention an element of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity: dry stone, which is often forgotten and in poor condition.
In Pla de Manlleu, Aiguamúrcia, Tarragona, and in its wine-growing area of "500", which is currently the ideal altitude to grow vines and obtain good wines (climate change is stalking us), a restoration initiative has been launched and enhancement of this art as primary as it is effective and aesthetic. We see it in these images.
The humblest and most laborious way of creating new farmland was to pile up the stone to form margins around a plot.
Next, a shelter (barrack) was built to shelter from the cold and rain. Once the field was cleared of stones, it was possible to proceed with sowing or agricultural cultivation.
The dry stone was declared by Unesco Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In Catalonia, we have important vestiges that we should appreciate and preserve, especially in Penedès or, also, in Bages, another land with a past linked to the vineyard.
