Laguna de Meco, Meco, Madrid

2003 Laguna de Meco in 2003 showing natural wetland landscape before development
2011 Laguna de Meco in 2011 showing transformed landscape with infrastructure and development

This visual comparison documents the transformation of Laguna de Meco, a wetland area located in the municipality of Meco, Madrid province. The imagery captures significant territorial changes occurring between 2003 and 2011, a period marked by intensive urban and infrastructure development across the Madrid metropolitan region.

The earlier photograph shows the laguna in its predominantly natural state, characterized by wetland ecosystems and surrounding agricultural fields. The later image reveals substantial landscape modification, including the construction of roadway infrastructure with distinctive circular intersections and associated development patterns typical of early 21st-century Spanish urban expansion.