![cobo.salamanca.roadtolaalberca Typical scene walking around La Alberca.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.roadtolaalberca-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.cityhall A view of La Alberca's humble town center.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.cityhall-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.mainsquare Tourism in La Alberca isn't huge but it is present in this quaint old town; exhibit A.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.mainsquare-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.church The church, which in small towns like La Alberca is very central to their year-round celebrations.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.church-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.thefellowship The group walking about La Alberca with the teacher munching on some yummy Albercan bread.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.thefellowship-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.albercanhouse An Albercan house, made with some interesting material.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.albercanhouse-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.childdistractor A captivating little toy, used to make sure children didn't run away while their mothers took care of the house.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.childdistractor-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.messykitchen Albercan mid-century kitchen.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.messykitchen-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.perfectview Best picture I could get of La Alberca and the mountain.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.perfectview-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.vilvestre First picture of Vilvestre's town center upon arrival.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.vilvestre-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.avalley Beautiful view of the countryside while hiking.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.avalley-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.spring A little well on the way.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.spring-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.youngguides Our group lead by some very young but able guides from the region.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.youngguides-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.rioduero The Douro river shows itself for the first time.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.rioduero-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.smokingribs On the right hand (look for smoke) is where we were to eat.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.smokingribs-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.lunchtimeview My view while enjoying the best lunch of my life.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.lunchtimeview-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.bestlunchever So much meat and cheese and just overall goodness](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.bestlunchever-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.goodtimes The hikers enjoying their lunch and view.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.goodtimes-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.scaledhills A view of one of the scaled hills we came down from; very fun structure.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.scaledhills-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.couple Got a little romantic with this one but hey, why not?](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.couple-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.waterfall Waterfall.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.waterfall-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.rainfall People suddenly liked each other a whole lot more once it started raining.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.rainfall-150x150.jpg)
![cobo.salamanca.youngandcareless cobo.salamanca.youngandcareless](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cobo.salamanca.youngandcareless-150x150.jpg)
Photos from two different trips. One is with a history class where we visited the town of La Alberca, where we saw a museum house showing how people lived in the 1950′s. The second trip is an independent hiking trip I did, thanks to my host father who told me about it, in the town of Vilvestre and its surrounding area.
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Vasiljon Cobo
<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">I am a junior at Gettysburg College, double-majoring in Spanish and my very own Individual Study major. My one true love is my team: Juventus and while most days I'm a completely rational being, there's a 2-hour window during the weekend where I am lost in the joy of fandom. I also play intramural soccer, with semi-finals being the best result so far (fingers-crossed for finals next year!!!!). Always a fan of arguing, I can also be spotted challenging people's beliefs or stances on a daily basis to spark interesting conversations. Never an avid reader, but more of a picky one, my favourite genre is historical fiction, preferably pre-medieval. Another hobby is singing which I do aloofly around people, so much so that I ended up singing for the Gospel Choir at Gettysburg College, though not being a believer.</span></p>