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tddt 23 October, 2014

7 islands – 7 activities

1. LA PALMA – HIKING IN LA CALDERA DE TABURIENTE In the heart of La Palma there is located the spectacular National Park “Parque Nacional de La Caldera de Taburiente”. The park is located in a crater-like depression of volcanic origin, which has a diameter of 8 kilometers. The steep and abrupt landscape has differences in altitude of nearly 2,000 meters. The highest point is the “Roque de Los Muchachos” with 2,426 meters, which also houses the observatory of La…

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tddt 15 October, 2014

Valle de La Orotava – the garden of El Teide

In the north of Tenerife there is located a beautiful green landscape with lava formations and palm groves. It is the “Valle de La Orotava,” which begins at the foot of the Teide, Spain’s highest mountain, and extends to the sea. The valley is not only one of the most beautiful places on the island, it also has a past full of stories. In the “Valle de La Orotava”, which was called by the Guanches “Valle de Taoro”, the conquest…

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tddt 1 October, 2014

The American Star – “the ghost ship”

Close to the beach “Playa de Garcey” on the west coast of Fuerteventura there is located the wreck of the “American Star”. It was once a luxury cruise ship, but today it is almost completely submerged in the sea. The turbulent history of the luxury liner begins in 1939 when the ship was baptized by the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on the name of SS America. During World War II the ship was used by the army and it got…

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