For la garrucha, see
Mancuerda. Garrucha is a
municipality of
Almería province, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia,
Spain. Garrucha is a
seaport of south-eastern
Spain on the
Mediterranean Sea and the right bank of the river Antas.
As of 1998, the town had a population of 5000. The
harbor of Garrucha, which is defended by an ancient
castle, affords shelter to large
ships, and is the natural outlet for the commerce of a thriving agricultural and
mining district. Garrucha has a considerable trade in
lead,
silver,
copper,
iron,
esparto grass and
fruit. Besides sea-going ships, many small coasters enter in
ballast, and clear with valuable cargoes.
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