
The Harvest That Overcame the Fire
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.

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.


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.

ARTICLES Women are the protagonists of a rural world that is beginning to be recognized as a space essentially sustained by femininity. Auria Cabanelas, nineteen-year-old from the town of Puxedo (Lobios, A Baixa Limia). (Photo Brais Lorenzo) ALBA MOLEDO UCHA Text CLÁUDIA MORÁN Text BRAIS LORENZO Photo Six stories and 60 years of difference intersect

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

ARTICLES The breath of traditional trades in Galician villages is fading. Two women represent the hope for the legacy of an entire people. Eladio Caramés shows the keys that open the Milagres mill in the municipality of Cerdedo-Cotobade. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo) ALBA MOLEDO UCHA Text BRAIS LORENZO Photo Eladio tosses a handful of corn into

ARTICLES Twenty independent groups join forces under the guidance of the Ulloa Viva Platform. A pregnant woman during the historic mobilization in Palas de Rei on May 26. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo) SERGIO PASCUAL Text LUCÍA ABARRATEGUI Text BRAIS LORENZO Photo The cry of “No to Altri!” has a series of veins that carry the strength

ARTICLES It happens every year. Fire besieges the village with unprecedented voracity. Without people, the void can also become a powder keg. Maruja Rodríguez, 76 years old, resident of the town of Toubes (Ourense), in front of the flames of a forest fire in August 2013. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo) MANOLO BROA Text CLÁUDIA MORÁN Text