What is A Costa da Morte
(The Death Coast)
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Costa da Morte is a region in the west galician coast, in A Coruña
province.
The name has not a clear origin. Some people say it is because of its dangerous sea, which causes many shipwrecks and deaths. Other people stick to the more romantic version: the myth of the sun dying everyday in the ocean, a fact which impressed the Romans who called this land the Finis Terrae (the end of the Earth).
A Costa da Morte has no administrative counterpart. Its limits are vague and its landscape and people, varied. The Neria Association, which promotes economic development in A Costa da Morte has 14 counties among its members.
Our coasline is abrupt, constantly beaten by the ocean. But as we move inland, it becomes bright green and undulanting.
The economy used to be based in fisheries and agriculture. We are promoting nature and ethnographic tourism, our most valuable heritage, as a way to improve the economy in A Costa da Morte.