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Tyrrhenian Calabria, by volume of water and the most important in summer. Because of these unique characteristics, and for the purity of its waters, and the beauty and length of the Ingoli stretch, the river is popular with fans of rafting and canoeing. The Lao also gives its name to the Riserva Statale Valle del Fiume Lao, established in 1987 within the National Park of Pollino.
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Below the great figure of a bull, another bovine figure has been cut, much more subtly, showing only the chest, head and part of the back. In front of the rock with the cattle, there is another figure about 3.5 metres long, with a linear cut, whose meaning is incomprehensible. The occupation of the
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Tyrrhenian sea. Its territory covers an area of 54 square km and is entirely part of Pollino National Park.
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Paleolithic layers, the oldest dating is around 16,800 BC.
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1172:Mongrassano
1087:Laino Borgo
932:Castroregio
877:Calopezzati
586:Romito Cave
580:Romito Cave
551:Main sights
428:Postal code
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1517:Villapiana
1502:Trebisacce
1367:San Lucido
1317:San Basile
1307:Rota Greca
1232:Papasidero
1222:Panettieri
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812:Altilia
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