COL of the Download

· France

Col de la Descarga: This is where the ore sacks used to be collected. The name literally means "unloading pass." Until the 19th century, mules brought the ore from the higher-lying mines here. It was then redistributed and transported further.

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By Anne · Journey: Pyrenees Bike & Climb · Chapter: Argelès-sur-Mer to Refuge Cortalets