IMG_2351 - This would be a river, briefly, during a heavy rain, but they also tend to elevate roads to keep them level.
IMG_2352 - Since the late 1950's, greenhouse farming has boomed, with Sicily's out-of-season products industry.
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IMG_2354 - Ponds or lakes like this are rare, as most surface water sinks into the porous limestone.
IMG_2359 - Up to the "Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples" in Agrigento.
IMG_2362 - This rocky ridge provided an easily defended site, in 580 BC, for the Greek settlement of Akragas (Agrigento)
IMG_2363 - By 406 BC, when sacked by the Carthaginians, the city had at least 25,000 people, spread over 450 hectares.
IMG_2367 - The entrance to the Archeological Park. The park is quite large so transport is available.
IMG_2368 - A 500 year-old olive tree.
IMG_2369 - Earth tremors here collapsed the temples in the 18th century. They were rebuilt with the original blocks.
IMG_2371 - The Temple of Juno.
IMG_2374 - The sea is near, and Sicily has been about the most invaded country in the world.