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Traditional "Tinaos" roofing construction, typical of the old villages of La Alpujarra, in the Spanish provinces of Almería and Granada. Photos of some from Pitres and Capilerilla

The "tinao" creates a covered space by arranging a structure of flat, locally sourced, beams and materials over the street

A narrow street in Capilerilla with traditional "tinao" roofing

A narrow street in Pitres with traditional "tinao" roofing