An eclipse in the void
August 11, 2026
The most depopulated regions of Galicia will also experience this Wednesday, August 12, the total solar eclipse.
Author: Redacción
“It’s sadder to have nothing”
August 06, 2026
José do Marqués, a humble shepherd from Puxedo (Lobios, Ourense), passed away a few months ago after a lifetime dedicated to the land. It was common to see him walking around the village with his flock of sheep. Like so many people, he believed in his farm animals and in a life deeply connected to the place where he was born. Despite witnessing the emptying of the area in recent years, he kept going out with his sheep almost until the end: “It’s sadder to have nothing”.
Baleira and the Void
August 06, 2026
Baleira is a town of barely 1,000 inhabitants in the Galician region of A Fonsagrada. A Fonsagrada is also the largest municipality by territory in Galicia and, yet, one of the most sparsely populated: it only has 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometer, while Vigo, the Galician city with the highest population, has 2,690. Baleira —which means empty— has an even lower population density: 6.9 inhabitants per km². Baleira is a complete metaphor for the phenomenon of depopulation in Galicia. In 50 years, its population has decreased by 50%.
World Press Fires
August 04, 2026
The summer 2025 fires in Galicia were historic. They affected so many hectares that they ended up merging with one another, devastating flora, fauna, and entire villages, such as San Vicente de Leira (in the region of Valdeorras, Ourense). This was captured by the camera of our colleague Brais Lorenzo. His work earned the prestigious World Press Photo 2026 award.
Do Seventh-Generation Wildfires Really Exist? | For free
July 25, 2026
We analyze the evolution of extreme megafires and the flaws in prevention in Galicia
The Morgan Plane Crash: From Legend to Living History of World War II
July 10, 2026
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.
“Habitar o baleiro” brings the reality of rural Galicia to Ferrol
July 09, 2026
After welcoming 25,000 visitors, the exhibition is on display at the Afundación headquarters in Praza da Constitución
Habitar o baleiro delves into Rural Women and the Work of Ruth Matilda Anderson in a RAG Seminar
June 18, 2026
Brais Lorenzo shared the panel with researcher Alba R. Saavedra and historian Ana Cabana Iglesia The photojournalist from Habitar o baleiro, Brais Lorenzo, participated alongside researcher Alba R. Saavedra and historian Ana Cabana Iglesia in the seminar Ruth Matilda Anderson: a ollada nas mulleres. This panel discussion, organized by the Real Academia Galega (RAG), focused
Living in Ernes: the village that returned
March 16, 2026
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.
Fighting Against Rivers of Ash
December 15, 2025
After the summer wildfires, volunteers organize to prevent erosion from runoff and the pollution of rivers.
