The Ambroz is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

for which Valle del Ambroz, an area in Spain north of

Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

, near the border of

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, was named. The area is home to eight villages:

Hervás Hervás (; ) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of Cáceres. It had 3,907 inhabitants in 2023. It is 120 km from Cáceres and 90 km far from Salamanca. It is the capital of the Valle de Ambroz comarca in the Ambroz River ...

Baños de Montemayor Banos or Baños () may refer to: * Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), Canadian fencer * Banos, Landes, a commune in the Landes department of France * Baños de Agua Santa, a city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador * Baños Canton, Ecuador, of which Baños d ...

Abadía Abadía () is a Spanish municipality located at an altitude of 442 metres above sea-level in the Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Estremadura, province of Cáceres (province), Cáceres. In 2001 its populati ...

Casas del Monte Casas del Monte is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating pop ...

, La Garganta, Gargantilla, Aldeanueva del Camino and Segura de Toro. The total population of the area is about 8,000. The river is popular with tourists. Tourist activities include hiking and mushroom hunting.

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