Fundación Miguel Caballero

The Miguel Caballero Foundation is a non profit Organisation established in 2007by active engagement with the Highlands of Lorca and the Mountains of “Pedro Ponce” and “El Cambrón” is situated in Zarzadilla de Totana-Lorca a few Km of the Region of Murcia in the South of Spain.

Its objects are the promotion of culture, tourism and sports in this area through social projects which have the aim to rehabilitate and promote this wonderful and unknown Land which is considered highly disadvantaged area under Directive 86/466/EEC of Council of 14 July 1986 concerning the Community list of less-favored farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Spain).

Our activities aim to valorize the natural infrastructure of this area and develop a sustainable economy in it through sports and cultural events, fostering the rural development of our area, the homologation of tracks and trails for practise of mountaineering and other sports (in this sense we have 10 different routes in this area still not homologated ) start up a program of volunteers to exchange them with other European Organisations with similar goals than us, divulgation of our work using the New technologies of Internet (TIC’s), making several kinds of courses such as: ecological farming and the health lifestyle, monitor of free time etc.. .. conferences and festivals in the themes of social, environment, sports, cultural exchange, as well as participate or support all kinds of charity projects and not less the social inclusion. All that thinking to leave laid the legal basis over time and promoting the federalism among practitioners of these mountain sports and citizens in general, to make them responsible of the use of the natural medium; therefore everyone can enjoy in it and also compel us to be respectful of its care as well as the duty to participate in its sustainable development to leave a good legacy to future generations.