National Park El Teide

The Volcano 'El Teide'

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May 25th 2011
We left Playa de las Americas behind us and took the curvy roads to the mountains. The landscape of this island is lovely. Notable is the many different flora and fauna which we never saw before. Especially the big number of different cactuses. Some of them was nearly difficult to differentiate if they were cactuses or trees. Slowly we approach the city of Vilaflor, which is located at 1500 met ... read more

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more