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After three years, the government of Andalucia has approved the creation of an “Ecopark” in the surroundigs of San Pedro de Alcántara. It will have an extention of 9.5 h and will ve called “Los tres Jardines”.
It will have tohusands of plants, sport areas, walks and paths. But apart from all these, one of the most interesting parts of this project is the one concerning the self-mainteinance of it. The use of alternative energies, rain-water, hi-tec watering systems, etc. have also been pointed out. Also, the government has announced that any suggestions and ideas provided by the citizens will be very welcome.
There will also be several kinds of gardens (Andalucian, Arabic, Mediterranean, etc.) and among others, a great recreational area for kids.

Adolfo Suárez González, Duke of Suárez (born September 25, 1932) was Spain’s first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. He studied Law at the Complutense University in Madrid and held several government posts during the Francoist regime.
He became the Minister Secretary-general of the National Movement (Movimiento Nacional), that acted as the single party, for 18 years and following the death of Franco in late 1975. For this reason, centrist and leftist supporters opposed his appointment as President of the Government by King Juan Carlos I in July 1976. Suárez, as a nationalist, was chosen by the monarch to lead the country towards a democratic, parliamentary monarchy without annoying the powerful conservative factions (especially the military) in the country. Surprising many observers and political opponents, Suárez introduced Political Reform in 1976 as a first, decisive step in the Transition (Transición) to democracy.
In 1977 he led the Democratic Centre Union (Unión de Centro Democrático, UCD) to victory in Spain’s first free elections in 41 years, and became the first democratically elected Prime Minister after the Franco regime.
His centrist government instituted democratic reforms, and his coalition again won the 1979 elections under the new constitution. Less successful as a day-to-day organizer than as a crisis manager, he was replaced as premier in 1981. In 1982 he founded Democratic and Social Center (Centro Democrático y Social, CDS) party, which never achieved the success of UCD. He retired from active politics in 1991, for political party and family reasons.
Suárez won the “Príncipe de Asturias a la Concordia” award in September 1996, in recognition of his important personal contribution to Spanish democracy. The King of Spain made him Duke of Suárez in 1981.

Jerez de la Frontera (in former times also known as Xerez or Xeres) is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It has 191.002 inhabitants (January 2003), being the 5th city in Andalusia in population terms.
It is where sherry originated and it is one of the original centres of Flamenco. Frontera refers to its location formerly being on the frontier, or border, between the Moorish and Christian regions of Spain.
It is the home of the Xerez Club Deportivo football team.
Jerez is also home to the motorsport race circuit Circuito Permanente de Jerez home of the annual Motorcycling Grand Prix and a paramount destination for the Formula One teams for off-season testing. It also hosted the Highly controversial 1997 European Grand Prix.

Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. The town’s Persian name during the Rustamid period was Xerex (Shareesh, in Persian شريش), from which both sherry and Jerez are derived. This was because the founder of the empire, Rostam / Rustam Shirzai (shiraz) wanted to produce a wine in remembrance of the famous Shiraz wine in Persia / Iran. Spanish producers have registered the names Jerez / Xérès / Sherry and will prosecute producers of similar wines from other places using the same name. By law, Sherry must come from the triangular area of the province of Cádiz between Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. However the name ‘Sherry’ is used as a semi-generic in the United States where it must be labeled with a region of origin such as American Sherry or California Sherry. In earlier times sherry was known as sack.

Great fusion of flamenco, pop and bulería contained in this CD. El Puchero del Hortelano is a band which has sent more than 10.000 copies of each of their three previous records. Deep lyrics and rythyms which will keep you dancing all day and night long.