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Dazzling clusters of cube-shaped houses perched on top of Andalusia’s olive tree-studded mountains, the “Pueblos Blancos”, or white villages, are named for the lime wash the buildings are painted with to keep the interiors cool. The labyrinths of narrow alleyways are a throwback to when this Spanish region was known as Al-Andalus, and was part of a medieval Muslim territory. While this region is stunningly beautiful and a big draw to tourists visiting the south of Spain, it is also one of the poorest areas in the country and has one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union.
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Pilgrims advance toward the hallowed place of Christ of Romeral as they ride past the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 11, 2016. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Merlin, a Chihuahua, is seen amid his night stroll in the white town of Espera, southern Spain, Sept. 10. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A couple strolls on a road in Vejer de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept.16. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A yearling, tied with a rope, pursues a reveler amid "Toro de Cuerda" which goes through the town avenues in the white town of Villaluenga del Rosario, southern Spain, Sept. 3. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A window box is mounted on a divider in the white town of Olvera, southern Spain, Sept. 14. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A lady strolls into a congregation before getting hitched in the white town of Espera, southern Spain, Sept. 10. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Glass pieces are implanted in the mass of a private house in the town of Olvera, southern Spain, Sept. 14. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Cheesemakers hold a plate of cheeses made with the drain of payoya goats in the white town of Villaluenga del Rosario, southern Spain, Sept. 22. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A couple talks in the white town of Olvera, southern Spain, Sept. 13. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A doll lies on the stairs of a house in the white town of Setenil de las Bodegas, southern Spain, Sept. 13. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A calf, tied with a rope, turns amid "Toro de Cuerda" in the white town of Villaluenga del Rosario, southern Spain, Sept. 3. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A perspective of the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 11. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Maria Jose Manzano, 50, and her significant other Joaquin Cortijo, 57, eat at their home in Vega de los Molinos, part of the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 23. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A distribution center is imagined in a field close to the white town of Setenil de las Bodegas, southern Spain, Sept. 13. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Women wearing "Cobijada" outfits posture for a picture in Vejer de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 16. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Members of the Virgin of los Angeles fraternity partake amid a parade in the white town of Grazalema, southern Spain, Sept. 8. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A jackass is stands behind a divider in the white town of Olvera, southern Spain, Sept. 14. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A lady gathers grapes at a vineyard in Vega de los Molinos, part of the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 23. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A tile with the Virgin of Fatima is seen at the entryway of a house in the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 11. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Antonio Dominguez, 40, specialist in Iptuci saltworks postures in the white town of Prado del Rey, southern Spain, Sept. 12. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A night perspective of the white town of Zahara de la Sierra, southern Spain, Sept. 7. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Houses are found in the white town of Setenil de las Bodegas, southern Spain, Sept. 13. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Dogs are seen on a road in the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A lady remains in the entryway of a house in the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
A undertaker introduces a front of a grave in the burial ground in the white town of Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain, Sept. 23. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Greyhounds begin a race in the white town of Villamartin, southern Spain, Sept. 25. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
Workers at a homestead which creates and showcases natural horticultural products posture for a photo close Medina Sidonia, southern Spain, Sept. 16. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
The moon sparkles over the white town of Grazalema, southern Spain, Sept. 12. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)