Tenerife: Nature
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Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro
The Cave-Shrine of Santo Hermano Pedro, is a Roman Catholic cave-shrine dedicated to Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur. It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, near El Medano on the south of the island of Tenerife, at the end of the Tenerife South Airport runway.
Cave of Achbinico
Cueva de Achbinico, also called cave of San Blas is a Roman Catholic church and cave located in Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands. After the conquest of the Canary Islands it was the first Christian sanctuary of religious significance.
Cave of Chinguaro
Cave-Shrine of Chinguaro is a Roman Catholic church and cave located in Güímar on Tenerife. It was the traditional palace of the Guanche King of the Menceyato de Güímar, Acaimo.
Malpaís de Güímar
Malpaís de Güímar or Badlands of Guimar consist of a volcanic cone, subsidiary cones, and several basaltic lava flows in the Güímar municipality on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. They total in area about 290 hectares. The lava flows are quite recent, with the typical ʻaʻā type less than 10,000 years old.
Masca Gorge
Masca Gorge is a narrow valley in the north-west of the island of Tenerife. The gorge is situated within the Teno Massif. The gorge is a popular tourist destination due to its dramatic scenery and unique geology.
Cueva del Viento
Guided walks through a lava tube Cueva del Viento is the largest lava tube system in Europe, and the sixth largest in the world, behind a series of lava tubes in Hawaii.
Macizo de Teno
The Teno massif is one of three volcanic formations that gave rise to Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located in the northwestern part of the island between the towns of Santiago del Teide, Los Silos, El Tanque and Buenavista del Norte.
Orotava Valley
The Orotava Valley is an area in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The valley measures 10 km by 11 km, and stretches from the north coast to about 2,000 m elevation, at the northern foot of Pico del Teide.
Monumento Natural de Montaña Amarilla
The natural monument of Montaña Amarilla in Tenerife is a protected landscape located in the south of the island. It is integrated by a volcanic building that originated due to eruptive activity of phreatomagmatic type, that is to say, eruptions...
Monumento Natural de la Montaña de Tejina
The natural monument of Tejina Mountain is a protected landscape located in the southwest of Tenerife. The place, which stands out for sheltering endangered species such as the balillo, is dominated by an ancient volcanic dome that gives it its...
Cueva de Bencomo
The cave of Bencomo or Tamaide is a natural volcanic cave located on the island of Tenerife -Canary Islands, Spain- which was used by the Guanches, the first settlers of the island, so it constitutes an archaeological site.
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