{"id":20248,"date":"2018-11-24T12:21:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20248"},"modified":"2018-11-24T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T13:24:15","slug":"on-the-guadiana-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20248","title":{"rendered":"On the Guadiana River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During my stay in Mertola, we did two short walks along the river. The first pictures are from near the town centre, the second group from Canais do Guadiana where we were joined by a local producer of essential oils, who showed us some of the plants they use. There&#8217;s a great little video of the area and plants on the producer&#8217;s website: http:\/\/dalenguadiana.pt<br \/>\nVitor Menas and Fernando Garcia run the business and Fernando joined us on the walk and showed us around the workshop in the village.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20248 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20249'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130519.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130519.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130519-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130519-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20249'>\n\t\t\t\tTHe River Guadiana near Mertola\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20251'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130520.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20251\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130520.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130520-300x273.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130520-768x700.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20251'>\n\t\t\t\tOld mill on the river below Mertola\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20253'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130523.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130523.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130523-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130523-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20252'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130522.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130522.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130522-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130522-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20252'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first plant was a surprise edible, Epazote, Chenopodium ambrosioides, introduced from Mexico! Ambr\u00f3sia-do-M\u00e9xico\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20254'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130524-591x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20254\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130524-591x1024.jpg 591w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130524-173x300.jpg 173w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130524-300x520.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130524.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20254'>\n\t\t\t\tEpazote, Chenopodium ambrosioides; Ambr\u00f3sia-do-M\u00e9xico \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20255'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130527.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130527.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130527-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130527-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20255'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and then Apium nodiflorum (fool&#8217;s watercress\/raba\u00e7a), one of the 80 in my book!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20256'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130530.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130530.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130530-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130530-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20256'>\n\t\t\t\tMorus spp. (mulberry)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20257'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130534.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130534.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130534-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130534-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20257'>\n\t\t\t\tTamarix africana (African tamarisk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20258'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20258\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130536.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130536-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130536-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20258'>\n\t\t\t\tMentha suaveolens (Hortel\u00e3-brava)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20259'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130540.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130540-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130540-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20259'>\n\t\t\t\tRumex crispus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20260'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130541.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130541.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130541-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130541-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20260'>\n\t\t\t\tMalva spp.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20261'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130550-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130550-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130550-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130550-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130550.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20261'>\n\t\t\t\tLycopus europaeus and Mentha suaveolens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20262'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130552.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130552.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130552-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130552-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20262'>\n\t\t\t\tLycopus europaeus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20263'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130558.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130558.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130558-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130558-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20264'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130561.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130561.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130561-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130561-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20264'>\n\t\t\t\tEpazote in the foreground\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20265'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130562.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130562-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130562-300x401.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20265'>\n\t\t\t\tAgaricus spp\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20266'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130563.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130563.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130563-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130563-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20266'>\n\t\t\t\tApium nodiflorum (fool&#8217;s watercress\/raba\u00e7a)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20267'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130568.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130568-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130568-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20267'>\n\t\t\t\tIntroduced Nicotiana glauca \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20268'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"945\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130569.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130569-190x300.jpg 190w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130569-300x473.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20268'>\n\t\t\t\tVerbascum sinuatum? (Wavy-leaved mullein \/ cachapeiro)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20286'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Guadiana_map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Guadiana_map.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Guadiana_map-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Guadiana_map-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20286'>\n\t\t\t\tOur guide Nuno Roxo introduced us to a local plant man, who produces essential oils in a small village, Corte Sines in the hills near Mertola. He took us to a location near the river (Guadiana) where they harvest herbs for their business. These are the main herbs they use: Cistus ladanifer Lavandula stoechas, pedunculata and viridis, Rosmarinus officinalis Thymus mastichina Fueniculum vulgare Helichrysum stoechas Eucalyptus globulus Mentha pulegium Ruta graveolens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20269'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870553.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870553.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870553-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870553-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20269'>\n\t\t\t\tMentha pulegium, pennycress \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20270'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870555-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870555-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20270'>\n\t\t\t\tDaucus carota, wild carrot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20271'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870556.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870556-300x265.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870556-768x678.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20271'>\n\t\t\t\tNuno Roxo told us that he acted as guide for visiting birdwatchers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20272'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870562.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870562-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870562-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20272'>\n\t\t\t\tPistacia lentiscus, alfostigueiro\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20273'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870564.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20273'>\n\t\t\t\tRosmarinus officinalis (rosemary \/ alecrim)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20274'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870567.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870567.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870567-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870567-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20274'>\n\t\t\t\tJuniperus turbinata\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20275'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870576.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870576-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870576-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20276'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870577.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870577-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870577-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20277'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870584.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20277\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870584.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870584-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20277'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and just as we approached the river a Golden Eagle flew right overhead!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20279'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"988\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870587.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20279\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870587.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870587-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870587-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870587-300x375.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20279'>\n\t\t\t\tVerebascum sinuatus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20280'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870592.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870592.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870592-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870592-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20280'>\n\t\t\t\tRumex pulcher subsp. woodsii?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20281'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870593.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870593.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870593-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870593-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20281'>\n\t\t\t\tApium nodiflorum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20282'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870594.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870594.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870594-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870594-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20282'>\n\t\t\t\tSilybum marianum seedlings&#8230;excellent greens when the plants are young and thornless\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20283'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130532.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130532-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1130532-768x726.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20283'>\n\t\t\t\tRumex spp.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20284'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870598-1024x312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870598-1024x312.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870598-300x91.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870598-768x234.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870598.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20284'>\n\t\t\t\tSheep grazing by the Guadiana River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20285'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870601.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870601-272x300.jpg 272w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870601-768x848.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1870601-300x331.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my stay in Mertola, we did two short walks along the river. 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