Augapesada

Augapesada is a small locality in the municipality of Ames, in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. The name means heavy water or difficult water in Galician, a toponym that likely records a challenging river crossing or a particularly powerful spring that travellers once had to negotiate on the road.

The locality sits on the descent from the western ridge into the Tambre river valley, in a section of the Fisterra route known for its steep gradients as the terrain drops sharply toward the river crossing at Ponte Maceira. The dramatic topography and the presence of water are both encoded in the place name.