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Where is Circo de Salarons located?
Circo de Salarons is the alternate name for Circo de Carriata in the Ordesa Valley of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in the Spanish Pyrenees. It is a lateral cirque reached from the Ordesa mountain paths. [Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition](https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/red-parques-nacionales/parques-nacionales/ordesa/guia-visitante/puntos-interes-ordesa.html)
How was Circo de Salarons formed?
It is a glacial cirque with high limestone and sandstone walls shaped by ice erosion. The surrounding landscape includes the distinctive Tozal del Mallo, whose vertical wall rises about 300 meters. [Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition](https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/red-parques-nacionales/parques-nacionales/ordesa/guia-visitante/puntos-interes-ordesa.html)
What are the clavijas and La Fajeta route near Circo de Salarons?
The park guide identifies the clavijas, fixed iron footholds and handholds, as one way to overcome the steep walls on the route. La Fajeta provides an alternative passage with a handrail, but both options belong to a mountain route rather than an ordinary flat valley walk. [Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition](https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/red-parques-nacionales/parques-nacionales/ordesa/guia-visitante/puntos-interes-ordesa.html)
Is Circo de Salarons the same place as Circo de Soaso?
No. Salarons, or Carriata, is a lateral cirque, while Soaso forms the head of the Arazas Valley and is associated with the Cola de Caballo waterfall. [Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition](https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/red-parques-nacionales/parques-nacionales/ordesa/guia-visitante/puntos-interes-ordesa.html)
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