The rocks of the Torcal de Antequera are limestones. They are the result of accumulation of shells and skeletons of marine animals deposited in successive layers on the floor of the see when, in the Jurassic age, 200 million years ago, the water covered this area.Twenty million years ago, during the orogenesis,  the limestones were compressed, fractured and deformed. The atmospheric agents they remained exposed to since then created these sculptures.

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 85mm (85.0mm ƒ/1.4) 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 24mm (24-70.0mm ƒ/2.8) 1/400 ƒ/8 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 24mm (24-70.0mm ƒ/2.8) 1/125 ƒ/8 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 85mm (85.0mm ƒ/1.4) 1/320 ƒ/5 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 90mm (70-200mm ƒ/2.8) 1/125 ƒ/8 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 85mm (85.0mm ƒ/1.4) 1/250 ƒ/6.3 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 85mm (85.0mm ƒ/1.4) 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 64

Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia April 2015 – Nikon D810, 85mm (85.0mm ƒ/1.4) 1/640 ƒ/4 ISO 64

Le rocce del Torcal de Antenquera sono formazioni calcaree. Sono il risultato dell’accumulo di conchiglie e scheletri marini depositati in strati successivi sul fondo quando, durante il periodo Giurassico, 200 milioni di anni fa, il mare copriva questa zona. Venti milioni di anni fa, durante l’orogenesi, il calcare ha subito un processo di compressione, deformandosi e fratturandosi. La continua esposizione agli agenti atmosferici ha fatto il resto, dando forma a queste sculture naturali.