Photo by tamaramerino_photography / Manuel Gonzales and Encarna Sanchez pose for a portrait in their living room. Their cave was Encarna’s ancestral home, where she was born. Manuel also grew up in the caves of Guadix, considered the European "capital of caves" for its approximate 2,000 underground houses, spread over an area of 200 hectares (500 acres). Most are occupied, with about 4,500 citizens. The caves have been used for thousands of years. The security and isolation that prehistoric populations found in these primitive natural shelters would later be sought by modern cultures, like some in southern Spain. This photo is part of my series Underland, which documents communities living underground or in caves around the world. Follow me on tamaramerino_photography for more photos. #caves #undergroundhouse #underland