We analyze the evolution of extreme megafires and the flaws in prevention in Galicia

The residents of Calvos de Randín kept a legend between fiction and reality for decades: the story about the early hours of 1944 when they woke up as “Morgan’s” plane crashed.

The village of Ernes, almost entirely depopulated—more or less forcibly—in the 1960s following the creation of the Grandas de Salime reservoir, seemed condemned to extinction.

After the summer wildfires, volunteers organize to prevent erosion from runoff and the pollution of rivers.

The smaller-than-expected impact of the fires on the vineyards was the result of a firebreak effect and a commitment to a life connected with nature.

We trace a map where wheat and rye symbolize renewal.

The communities of the Groba or Sabucedo mountains take charge of the ‘curros’ to preserve the wild horse and biodiversity in Galicia.

The population of centenarians in Galicia has quadrupled since the beginning of the 21st century, and it continues to grow every year.

The case of Muras illustrates the complex idiosyncrasies arising from the coexistence of rural populations and wind farms.

Against the widespread notion of Entroido as a massive festival, Galician villages assert its deeper meaning.

Women are the protagonists of a rural world that is beginning to be recognized as a space essentially sustained by femininity.

The breath of traditional trades in Galician villages is fading. Two women represent the hope for the legacy of an entire people.

Twenty independent groups join forces under the guidance of the Ulloa Viva Platform.

It happens every year. Fire besieges the village with unprecedented voracity. Without people, the void can also become a powder keg.

The loss of inhabitants in Carballeda has consequences. One of them is that it’s increasingly difficult to find successors to organize the celebrations.

Galicia is witnessing the accelerated disappearance of a rural way of life that persisted for millennia.