Publication: Sistemas tradicionales de extracción de agua en la pedanía de Galifa
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Berrocal Caparrós, María del Carmen
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Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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Al oeste de la ciudad de Cartagena, en el paraje de Galifa se localiza una pequeña cuenca coluvial por donde discurre la Rambla del Portús originando una abundancia de recursos hídricos en el subsuelo que han sido tradicionalmente aprovechados a través elementos elevadores como norias y pozos de los que todavía quedan abun-dantes testimonios materiales y mantienen sus acuíferos en buen estado. Las norias (aceñas) movidas por tracción animal, constan de un sencillo engranaje que hace girar la rueda sobre el pozo, desplazando unas largas maromas de esparto en las que se fi jan los arcaduces, confi gurando una tradicional noria de rosario. Una vez extraída el agua se almacenaba en la balsa, construida con gruesos muros, desde donde se distribuye para el riego de las tierras de un solo propietario. Los pozos, protegidos por un brocal, son de uso comunitario y están destinados al abastecimiento de agua en las labores domésticas (bebida, aseo personal, lavado de ropa,...) y abrevadero de animales. Algunas de estas actividades se realizan en el entorno del propio pozo como lo evidencian las pilas para lavar y los bebederos adosados a los laterales del mismo.
At the west of the town of Cartagena, in the land of Galifa lies a small river basin along which the Rambla del Portús fl ows, giving rise to a wealth of hydric resources in the subsoil which have been traditionally exploited via elevating elements such as water wheels and wells. There are still abundant material testimonies thereof, and many of their aquifers are in good conditions.The animal-driven wheels (aceñas) consist of simple gears that make the wheel spin over the well, displacing long wicker ropes to which the arcaduces are attached, forming a traditional rosary wheel. Once extracted, the water is stored in a thick-walled pond, from which it is distributed to irrigate the lands of a single owner.The wells, protected by a brim, are communal and devoted to the water supply for the housework (drinking, washing, personal cleanliness,...) and for the cattle. Some of these activities are performed in the very surroundings of the well, as evidenced by the wash- and drink-basins adjacent to it.
At the west of the town of Cartagena, in the land of Galifa lies a small river basin along which the Rambla del Portús fl ows, giving rise to a wealth of hydric resources in the subsoil which have been traditionally exploited via elevating elements such as water wheels and wells. There are still abundant material testimonies thereof, and many of their aquifers are in good conditions.The animal-driven wheels (aceñas) consist of simple gears that make the wheel spin over the well, displacing long wicker ropes to which the arcaduces are attached, forming a traditional rosary wheel. Once extracted, the water is stored in a thick-walled pond, from which it is distributed to irrigate the lands of a single owner.The wells, protected by a brim, are communal and devoted to the water supply for the housework (drinking, washing, personal cleanliness,...) and for the cattle. Some of these activities are performed in the very surroundings of the well, as evidenced by the wash- and drink-basins adjacent to it.
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