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Journey to the Canary Islands, Tenerife at the end of summer.

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Day 1, Monday, August 21, 2017.

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We left the airport of Madrid with a pleasant musical encounter with the Yellow Lizard.

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His mellow days gave us very good moments.

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After several hours of flight we arrived in Tenerife in the afternoon.

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We left the hotel in Orotava and went out on a trip to our first destination,

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the Boyuyo beach.

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A sinuous and narrow road led us to an incredible volcanic cliff.

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An unexpected snorkel stopped us more than we could think. The slopes were

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covered by extensive banana crops. Before our eyes opened a beach of great beauty,

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fine black sand and practically saltwater. Without a doubt, a good start.

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Also, that day, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse occurred that made the delights

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of two newly landed godos. The images speak for themselves.

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Day 2, August 22, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was the first planned day with clear goals

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to see in the capital of the province and the autonomous community.

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Again we got on the rented car. We moved northeast of the island

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by a more straight road than yesterday. We parked in the San Juan Castle,

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built in the seventeenth century, a strong coastal, circular plant artillery, the best

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preserved on the island and Spanish historical heritage. To its left is the auditorium of Tenerife,

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work of the architect Santiago Calatrava, considered the best modern building in Canarias.

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We continue walking parallel to the coast, until we reach one of the most important religious buildings

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most important, the Church of Our Lady of Concepción, the main temple of the city,

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a sample of the Canary Baroque, in which the foundational cross that Alonso Fernández de

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Lugo carved after landing on the island is preserved. Strolling through the main arteries

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overflowing with life and colors, we find some important civil buildings and palaces.

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Another of the places of interest are the squares, fundamental meeting points of the city.

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The Plaza de España stands out, which is located between the Plaza de la Candelaria and the Marítima avenue,

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and the Plaza de la Candelaria, where the Monument of the Triumph of the Candelaria is located,

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also called Obelisco de la Candelaria, which is one of the main sculptural monuments

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of the city, dedicated to the Virgin of the Candelaria. After several hours stepping on hard ground

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on Tenerife capital, we decided to head south to the island, to Candelaria. This village,

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which revolves around its beautiful port and its long curved walk, historically shows a religious

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impetus. In its solemn basilica, surrounded by imposing bronze statues, it welcomes the

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image of the Virgin of Candelaria, the Morenita, patron saint of the Canary Islands. We continue

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by the very pleasant St. Blas walk to the cave of the same name, a Catholic sanctuary

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where the guanches, the first settlers of Tenerife, venerated the image of the Virgin of the Candelaria

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before the European conquest. To finish the day we descended many more kilometers to the south,

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to the town of Médano. There we were expected a huge low-slope beach in the shape of an

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a pin did not enter and the aquatic practices shone above everything else. At the bottom,

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the Red Mountain Volcano, just over 100 meters high, which protruded over a salt lake

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of some importance to birds. What a day, of kilometers and continuous learning.

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Day 3, Orotava, Teide National Park, August 23, 2017. After yesterday's beating,

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we chose something quiet and close in the morning, Orotava, and something more demanding in the afternoon,

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the Teide National Park. We started in the historic corner of the village of Orotava,

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which maintains its almost intact essence despite tourism. First, the botanical garden,

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which houses a large number of species and vegetables, including a huge canary dragon,

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a canary mackerel or an alba sequoia. Through this small green lung of Orotava,

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we were greeted by monarch butterflies and even some indiscreet bird like the canary squirrel.

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A few meters away is the Jardín Victoria, one of the most beautiful panoramas that can be found

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in Tenerife. It was built in the 19th century with the purpose of depositing in it a mausoleum where

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the remains of Diego Ponte del Castillo would go. Just below is the Ayuntamiento de la Brotava,

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a sober neoclassical building of pink color where the huge square that is introduced is especially striking.

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A few meters further is the Church of Our Lady of Concepción,

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with a superb baroque façade and the towers about 25 meters high are the most remarkable.

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We left the Plaza de la Constitución towards the Casa Lercaro, with a baroque façade,

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of the balconies, one of the most beautiful Canarian architectural samples on the island of Tenerife.

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A true jewel of the 17th century, where the mixture of colors and an imposing balcony

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gives it a very striking appearance. After a nap in the hotel, we move

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on a dangerous road typical of the mountains to the Teide National Park,

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declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007. Located in the center of the island,

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at an average altitude of 2,000 meters and its summit represents the highest peak in Spain,

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with 3,718 meters. We climbed the cable car and, after a dizzying ascent, we observed the

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geological wonder. Hundreds of cones, coladas or curves with which it counts, enrich its scientific

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and landscape interest. However, the smell of sulfur was irritating, rotten to the bone, as well as the

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the so-called bad height that left you a little dizzy also to this park

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their great wealth of fauna and flora with a large number of the same

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canaries and exclusive species of the park