The inn built over tunnels and galleries where gold is sought by hand
The route winds through rolling fields, visible from above, and then cuts through the center, forming ravines on either side. Hills and ridges, valleys and ravines unfold in an agricultural landscape, occasionally interrupted by wooden sheepfolds and the dystopian image of enormous windmills.
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"You're in the only place in the country with mining status, which has lived off gold, and partly off the land, to this day," they say. According to them, the inhabitants' very DNA is mining, and it's expressed in modest gestures and a great deal of introspection, but also in strength, in the tenacity to endure.
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Opened in 1887, the inn had several owners and emblematic names such as Hotel Artigas , in honor of the original property titles that were in the name of José Gervasio's brother, received by royal donation from Pedro II. AND in 1930 ll and go to man either sd and l either s Viana, after decades of and Aug and yd and cliv and min and r either .
“We took over in 2011 when Mercedes's father fell ill and could no longer support it. We made several changes, such as making arrangements with mining suppliers to rent permanently, giving it a new focus, a new name, and expanding. It was a challenge in many ways, because we were living in São Paulo, a city of 18 million people, and soon we were here,” adds Oliver, whose main job is computer programming, not hospitality.
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