Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navia y Becerrea
Os Ancares Lucenses e Montes de Cervantes Navia e Becerrea Biosphere Reserve is located among the upper elevations of the Cantabrian Mountains in the northwest of Spain in Galicia Its isolated location limits many of the endemic flora and fauna species to the Reserve Additionally the biosphere reserve lies between the EuroSiberian and Mediterranean biogeographic regions leading to a highly complex biodiversity Os Ancares Lucenses is part of the Eastern Sierras de Galicia and its steep relief is surrounded by irregular valleys and rivers with strong currents such as Río Navia The foothills of the Serra dos Ancares have a fairly regular morphology with gently undulating hills Finally Mustallar 1924 metres high Penalonga 1842 metres high and Corno Maldito 1847 metres high are the highest peaks in the Biosphere Reserve
Spain