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The giant rock formations, Acantilados de Los Gigantes, rise from the sea to a height of 500-800 metres.
Los Gigantes means "The Giants".
El Jardín de Cactus de Lanzarote es un cactarium situado en Guatiza, isla de Lanzarote, comunidad autónoma de islas Canarias, España. Se ubica en una antigua cantera de extracción de lapilli (piroclasto volcánico, llamado localmentre picón o rofe), que los campesinos lanzaroteños utilizan para cubrir sus cultivos y de este modo retener humedad que llegue a las raíces de las plantas.
El Drago, also known as Drago Milenario and Drago de Icod de los Vinos, is the oldest and largest living specimen of Dracaena draco, or dragon tree, in Parque del Drago, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, Spain. It is said to be a thousand years old, although the age is disputed.
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Jardín de Cactus was the last intervention work César Manrique performed in Lanzarote.
The artist from Lanzarote could see beyond how run down the ancient rofera was. Roferas were the quarries that raids are taken from to create a very particular home for cactaceae flowers from all over he world.
Surrounded by the largest cactus plantation of the island, dedicated to crops of cochineal insect, a product of great financial relevance in Lanzarote in the 19th Century. Jardín de Cactus has around 4,500 specimens of 450 different species, of 13 different families of cactus from the five continents. The green shade of the plants stands out against the blue sky and the dark volcano creating a harmonious explosion of colour that impresses visitors. The only sounds that break the peace and quiet that prevails, are singing birds and boozing insects, enjoying their very own oasis.
High volcanic ash monoliths, that maintain the memory of years gone by, challenging plants from America, Africa and Oceania. At the top, on a small hill, windmills can be seen on the horizon, still standing, where Canarian cornmeal was ground dating back to the 19th Century.
Near the volcano "El Teide" there is a rock formation that contains several layers of lava eruptions happened in thousands years
Haria è un villaggio situato nella parte settentrionale di Lanzarote (Isole Canarie, Spagna). E' considerato uno dei villaggi più caratteristici dell'Isola, dove si respira ancora l'atmosfera autentica del luogo lontano dal turismo di massa presente invece in altre località di Lanzarote.
Difatti quando siamo andati a visitarlo gli unici turisti in giro eravamo io e la mia famiglia!
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Haria is a village located in the northern part of Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain). It is considered one of the most characteristic villages on the island, where you can still breathe the authentic atmosphere of the place far from the mass tourism present in other places in Lanzarote.
In fact, when we went to visit it, the only tourists around were me and my family!
Au nord de l'ile : Arucas.
Vue depuis la Montaña de Arucas.
La culture de la banane a succédé à l'élevage de la cochenille (pour colorants). Fabrication de rhum également.
Timanfaya National Park is situated in the southwestern part of the Spanish Island of Lanzarote, Canary Island. The park is named Timanfaya meaning Fire Mountains because the broad area was affected by volcanic eruptions which struck Lanzarote between 1730 and 1736 and subsequent eruptions in 1824. Some parts of the park is strictly regulated to protect the delicate flora and fauna after UNESCO designated Lanzarote as one of the biosphere reserves covering the whole of the island in 1993.
Access to the park by the public is strictly regulated to protect the delicate flora and fauna. There are one or two footpaths, and a popular short route where one can visit by camel. There is a public car park from which one can tour the volcanic landscape by coach using a road that is otherwise closed to the public.