Jardin de Cactus (3)
Guatiza
Lanzarote
Spain
The Cactus Garden is a magnificent example of an integrated architectural intervention into the landscape. César Manrique (born on Lanzarote) created this audacious architectonic complex whilst maintaining the unshakeable pairing of art and nature that is so tangible in all of his spatial interventions.
It is located in an agricultural environment characterized by extensive plantations of cacti dedicated to the cultivation of the "cochineal" (Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye).
Jardin de Cactus (3)
Guatiza
Lanzarote
Spain
The Cactus Garden is a magnificent example of an integrated architectural intervention into the landscape. César Manrique (born on Lanzarote) created this audacious architectonic complex whilst maintaining the unshakeable pairing of art and nature that is so tangible in all of his spatial interventions.
It is located in an agricultural environment characterized by extensive plantations of cacti dedicated to the cultivation of the "cochineal" (Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye).