5 Places to visit – El Hierro
1. EL GAROÉ The Garoé is a tree located in San Andrés and it is one of the highlights of El Hierro. The “holy tree” was appreciated by the natives of the island, the “bimbaches”, because it provided them with condensed water from its leaves. Legend says that the natives tried to keep the tree in secret from the conquistadors, but a young woman fell in love with a Spanish soldier and revealed the secret. The tree was destroyed in…
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