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The Sierra de las Nieves National Park is a national park in the Sierra de las Nieves range, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located behind Marbella and to the east of the road to Ronda from the Costa del Sol. In 2019 it was approved to become the sixteenth Spanish national park, the third in Andalusia. The Sierra de las Nieves has 23,000 hectares and its area of influence, with fourteen municipalities, is home to 65% of the Spanish fir area, serves as a habitat for 150 species of birds and a varied terrestrial fauna, such as the ibex, otter and roe deer, and also stand out for their impressive geological values, such as the numerous caves and chasms that it has and for being one of the few places with outcrops of peridotite on the planet. The area was studied in the 19th century by Swiss botanist Edmond Boissier and in 1933 by Spanish botanist Luis Ceballos. In 1970 the park was declared a National Hunting Reserve, and in 1995 a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Activities available including mountain climbing and horse-riding.
