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Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol , a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal resort, and its tourist industry continues to expand.

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Costa del Sol, Spain The southern coast with a name meaning ‘Coast of the Sun’.

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	Costa del Sol: magia malagueña: microclima. Ésa es la palabra mágica de la costa malagueña. Una costa donde la luz y las cálidas temperaturas dividen el año en dos estaciones: la larga primavera y el sofocante verano. Una costa aderezada con campos de golf, extensos arenales y hoteles de lujo.(TT: Coast of the Sun: Malaga magic: microclimate. That is the magical word in the Malaga coast. A coast where light and low temperatures divide the year in two stations: the long spring and the suffocating summer. A coast decorated with golf courses, extensive sandy grounds and luxurious hotels.)(Artículo Breve) Magazine article from: Epoca; 6/21/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...con ganas de tostarse al sol y britnicos de sandalia...Todo por obra y gracia del turismo que un da descubri los 16 kilmetros de costa escarpada en la que se...tursticos, porque es en esta costa Oeste donde se han inventado...el gran icono de la Costa del Sol, sigue ...
	COSTA DEL SOL; 6 THINGS YOU MUST DO IN...(Features) Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/5/2009; 700+ words ; Byline: GARETH HUW DAVIES THE Costa del Sol is where the Spanish beach holiday...trees. 1...WHITE WONDER THE Costa del Sol building boom spoiled many...promenade in Marbella, still this Costa's chicest resort. Discovered by...
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