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Entering the Timanfaya National Park  
   

Entering the Timanfaya National Park

This is the site of the 1730 to 1736 eruption that destroyed 11 villages and filled the sky with an ash cloud that lasted an additional 6 years.
Next Stop, Lanzarote

June 4th 2010
The next stop on our Canary Island hop was Lanzarote. It is also known as "Isla del Fuego" or Fire Island. With over 300 volcanic craters this is a most appropriate name. After the beautiful green ravines, lush mountain peaks, and cool climate of La Gomera this seemed like a very hot and barren volcanic island. While La Gomera was a rainbow of color, Lanzarote was a stark study of black and wh ... read more
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