page_title: Badlands
hierarchical_section_title: Badlands
caption_attribution_description: English: Las Médulas, province of León, Spain. Español: Las Médulas, provincia de León (España). Français&#160;: Las Médulas, dans la province de León, en Castille-et-León (Espagne). Cette région aurifère a été exploitée par les Romains dès le Ier siècle av. J.-C. jusqu'au IIIe siècle. Le site de Las Médulas est classé au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. This is a photo of an archaeological zone indexed in the Spanish heritage register of Bienes de Interés Cultural under the reference RI-55-0000548.
context_page_description: Badlands are a type of dry terrain which is extremely difficult to move across.
  It happens when softer rock is eroded by wind and water, leaving harder rock sticking up. Canyons, ravines, gullies and other such geological forms are common in badlands. They are very difficult to cross by foot, on horse, or by car. Dry badlands may have spectacular colour displays that range from dark black/blue coal strata to bright clays and sandstone.
context_section_description: Badlands are a type of dry terrain which is extremely difficult to move across.
  It happens when softer rock is eroded by wind and water, leaving harder rock sticking up. Canyons, ravines, gullies and other such geological forms are common in badlands. They are very difficult to cross by foot, on horse, or by car. Dry badlands may have spectacular colour displays that range from dark black/blue coal strata to bright clays and sandstone.
caption: Panoramic view of Las Médulas, Spain.
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