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Thousands of passengers had their flights diverted and delayed after a private jet blocked the runway at the main airport in Tenerife. The plane landed at Reina Sofía airport in the south of the ...
On 15 August 2023, a forest fire broke out on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands of Spain. The fire, driven by the wind, heat, and low humidity levels, caused mass evacuations, widespread damage to the island's flora and fauna, [1] as well as power and water supply cuts in some of the affected municipalities.
Mummy of San Andrés in the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre. Mummification on the Canary Islands during the Guanche period remained confined to Tenerife. [4] In Gran Canaria there is currently a debate on the true nature of the mummies of the ancient inhabitants of the island, as researchers point out that there was no real intention to mummify the deceased and that the good conservation of ...
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (commonly known as La Laguna, Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal de la laˈɣuna]) is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands, Spain. The former capital of the Canary Islands, the city is the third-most populous ...
The Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canary Archipelago (Spanish: Movimiento por la Autodeterminación e Independencia del Archipiélago Canario, MPAIAC), was a Canarian nationalist and socialist organization, founded in 1964 by Antonio Cubillo, whose objective was the secession of the Canary Islands from Spain.
Crater of Pico Viejo View inside crater of Pico Viejo. Pico Viejo is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife in Canary Islands, Spain.It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after Teide), with a summit height of 3,129 m above sea level, [1] and a crater approximately 720 metres in diameter.
Juanes’ new album took two years to complete for many reasons. Countless No. 1s (his 2004 song “La Camisa Negra” continues to be a Spanish pop radio hit) and some 20 Latin Grammys later, the ...
The Village of Garachico was founded by the Genoese banker Cristóbal de Ponte after the conquest of Tenerife in 1496, making it a stately and prestigious villa. The town had been enriched thanks to its port that allowed palaces, haciendas , stately houses, rich convents and monasteries, as well as lavish churches.