Teide National Park is located in the center of the island of Tenerife in the municipality of La Orotava, occupying a total area of 18,990 hectares. The park has two large depressions, which are surmounted by Teide but there are also volcanic formations such as Roques de García Guajara or higher should be mentioned that due to its importance from a geological point of view. It was declared a National Park in 1954, becoming the first and oldest National Park of the Canary Islands.
1.2) Flora and Fauna:
It is worth noting the great diversity of flora and fauna of the site, because it hosts a significant number of endemic Canarian has 58 plant species endemic to the Canary Islands, which include the Red Tajine and Violeta del Teide. Of wildlife must highlight the blue and canary finch. These species are distributed in 11 habitats of Community interest, which occupy 75% of the area.
1.3) Access:
Teide National Park can be accessed from different points of the island, depending on the source of the visit. There are four entrances, which are:
- From the east of the island use the road dorsal C-824, the starting point is the roundabout at La Laguna Padre Anchieta and reach the Portillo de la Villa. This trip has an approximate length of 43 kilometers and in travel find places to take a break as the town of La Esperanza, different vantage points overlooking the sea, most notably that of Ortuño and port Izaña, in which we can observe the sea of clouds, so characteristic of the Canary Islands. It is the most successful route for visitors from the metropolitan area (La Laguna and Santa Cruz)
- The final option would be to go up the road C-821, extending from Orotava to Portillo. It has a length of 33 km, and has beautiful vantage points for observing the Orotava Valley, remained the most prominent Rosa. This is the best option for those visitors who decide to come to the Teide from Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Los Realejos and Icod de los Vinos.
- Visitors Center:
It is the first of the resources that are in the National Park, in which visitors can learn more about the geological history of the Park, also has a small garden in which are collected from plant species that are most important occur in the area. The report of the site would be: We are witnessing a cultural landscape in which the available information sources are Web pages and brochures, access to campus is good, because it has sufficient parking. Where the noise level is low, and finally the visibility is quite good.
- Telesférico Station:
Situated halfway between the visitor center and the Parador Nacional de Las Cañadas del Teide, is a small station, with a sales outlet for tickets to climb Mount Teide, a cafe and a shop sourvenirs. The analysis would be: We are facing a kind of cultural tourist resort, where the noise is half owing to the influx of tourists and the noise produced by the telesférico. Accessibility is good and parking is easy. The visibility of the Teide is unbeatable, offering one of the most beautiful prospects. The information about this resource would be mainly brochures and websites.
- Los Roques de García:
Los Roques de Garcia are at the heart of the National Park, in a plain on which also sits the Parador Nacional de Turismo. Roques is a group of beauty that are right in front of the Teide. The analysis of this tourist resort would be: Los Roques de Garcia represent a type of biotic tourist resort, where the noise is low, access is good but somewhat limited for the elderly or very young children. Visibility is also excellent in this case, and gives us a typical picture of the park, Los Roques and El Teide in the background. The sources of information would be information through websites and books.
- Parador de Turismo:
As mentioned above, the Parador Hotel is located on the same plain Roques de Garcia, and is one of the accommodation offered within the National Park, is a ** of stars, of high prices and excellent services. The analysis of the action series: a cultural landscape, sources of information were brochures and websites. Accessibility should be mentioned that is limited to hotel guests, but there are common areas such as restaurant and cafeteria, available to the general public. Half the noise is in the public areas, but in the rest of the complex is almost nonexistent.
- Mountain Teide:
Is the main tourist resort of Park and probably the island. It is a composite cone volcano, formed about 150,000 years ago. Since 2007 is considered World Heritage by Unesco, has an altitude of 3718 meters above sea level, thus making it the highest mountain in Spain. The analysis would be the following, we face a biotic landscape, a protected green space. Which information sources are extensive and varied, from many books that speak from training as the volcano itself. Access is restricted to the top, but you can easily reach on foot or in telesférico to 3500 meters.
1.5) Potential Resources:
- Mirador de La Rosa:
In my view it should be a tourist resort, being situated in a strategic place, which spend much of the tourists who go to the Teide. Besides the beauty of the rock in the form of pink, mirador de la Rosa is a perfect excuse to relax a little from the curves of the road and admire the landscape. To become a resource for tourism could be a stop at which tourists can download and watch, this initiative will be launched between the companies that organize tours to Mount Teide.
- Chapel of Notre Dame of the Snows:
Lies between the Parador de Turismo and the Roques de García is a small, unobtrusive building to house the image of the Virgen de las Nieves, should be considered a tourist resort, a lot of visitors do not know their existence. This should be expanded the visiting hours and be open more days a week. This initiative was developed in collaboration with the Diocese of Tenerife.
- Chinyero's Volcano:
This was the last volcano that erupted in the island of Tenerife, in the early twentieth century, apart from its natural beauty, preserves the most recent lavas of the volcanic island of Tenerife, so it may be an additional visit to the Teide to compare different types of volcanic landscapes. Actions that could help the Chinyero become a tourist resort would be to engage with agencies that organize tours to offer optional excursions to Mount Teide Chinyero the one hour duration.
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