LAS PALMAS IS A SPANISH PROVINCE OF THE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF CANARIAS, FORMED BY THE ISLANDS OF GRAN CANARIA, FUERTEVENTURA AND LANZAROTE, AS WELL AS A SERIES OF SIX SMALLER ISLANDS (ALEGRANZA, LA GRACIOSA, CLARA MOUNTAIN, ISLA DE LOBOS, ROQUE DEL ESTE AND ROQUE DEL OESTE). IT HAS 1,100,480 INHABITANTS (2017), BEING THE MOST POPULATED PROVINCE OF THE CANARY ISLANDS AND 13TH OF SPAIN.

This English work was made by some students of 2º PMAR in IES Lila, 2017-18.

GRAN CANARIA

• Municipalities: Acoidán

• Flora and fauna: Gisele

• Food: Dácil

• Natural Parks and routes: Ibrahim

• Tourist attractions: Héctor

• Sporting events: Abián

GRAN CANARIA21 Municipalities:

AgaeteAgüimesArtenaraArucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Mogán MoyaSan Bartolomé de Tirajana La Aldea de San NicolásSanta Brígida Santa LucíaSanta María de Guía Vega de San Mateo Tejeda Telde Teror Valleseco Valsequillo de Gran Canaria

GRAN CANARIA

PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Canary bird

THE BLUE FINCH IN GRAN CANARIA

● The blue finch looks like the common finch, although they are noticeably larger and have the thickest bill. They are characterized by their gray beak and have the most uniform plumage, in which the dark wings stand out the least. The females are of a more dull grayish brown color, although they are different from those of common chaffinches because they have the narrowest wing strips, while the males in breeding season are unmistakable due to their blue plumage, 3 which changes to gray. bluish the rest of the year.

FLORA OF GRAN CANARIA

● The high incidence of endemic species and endangered species in the flora of the Canary Islands in general, and particularly in Gran Canaria, as well as the problems of identification and classification of many taxa, make a catalog of reliable and stable flora indispensable. and distribution maps of species and communities, both for the nomenclature of the species in the lists of protected plants, as well as for the plans for the management of natural resources, plans for the use and management of natural spaces, environmental impact studies , etc

● This flower is perfect for health, since it helps the circulation, to lose weight, is an antioxidant, regulates intestinal transit, is moisturizing.

FOOD

Potatoes with “mojo”:

Canarian stew of watercress:

Canary Sancocho:

Wine:

Bandama Natural Park

Caldera of Bandama natural park

Located between the municipalities of Santa Brígida, Telde and Las Palmas the Gran Canaria, the route through the Caldera of Bandama extends through the

ravines of Las Goteras and Guiniguada.

Roque Nublo Natural Park

It houses this space a natural element of great singularity and representation in the landscape of

the island and symbolism for the population. It is part of the remains of ancient materials thatformed the central building of the island in which the intense subsequent erosive processes have shaped a peculiar highlight.Location: Tejeda area: 451.8 hectares.

Route in Roque Nublo

The route of the Roque Nublo is born on the main road, from where you travel 1.5 kilometers until you reach the vicinity of this unique monument and its brother, the Roque de La Rana. Before passing through another prominent natural element, the rock of El Fraile. This trekking also allows to contemplate the towns of Artenara and Acusa. The views of the caldera of Tejeda, Llanos de la Pez and Pozo de las Nieves compensate the effort of the route.

Montaña De Agüimes Natural Park

It is a natural singled out element of the landscape, nestled in the right margin of the ravine of Guayadeque. It is an ancient volcanic manifestation, very dismantled by erosive processes that constitutes a landscape reference of the territory in which it is located, also has geological and geomorphological interest as it is a volcanic space individualized that contributed to the formation of this sector of the island.Location: Ingenio and Agüimes.Area: 285.2 hectares.

Palmitos Park

Tickets

Non resident

Adult (from 11 years old)31.00 EUR Child (Between 5 and 10 years old)22.50 EUR

Mini (Between 3 and 4 years old)10.00 EUR

Tickets

Residents

Adult (from 11 years old)19.50 EUR

Child (Between 5 and 10 years old)13.50 EUR

Mini (Between 3 and 4 years old)2.00 EUR

Poema del mar aquarium

TicketsPoema del Mar Adult - Resident

18,00 €

Poema del Mar Child - Resident

13,00 €

Angry birds park

Tickets

Under 3 yearsFREE Children of 3 and 4 years€ 8 Children from 5 to 13 years old€ 16

14 years and older€ 12

Lagos de Taurito

Tickets

Only EntryAdult: € 17Child (3 to 12 years old): € 5

Entry + BuffettAdult: € 28Child (3 to 12 years old): € 14

* 1 drink includedEntry 30+ GroupsAdult: € 12Child (3 to 12 years old): € 5

Entry + Buffet Groups 30+Adult: € 23Child (3 to 12 years old): € 13

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - Groups 30+Adult: € 14Child (3 to 12 years old): € 5

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays + Buffet - Groups 30+Adult: € 25Child (3 to 12 years old): € 13

GRAN CANARIA

• MOST POPULAR COMPETITIONS IN GRAN CANARIA, THE FIRST OF WHICH I WILL SPEAK IS THE FRONTON KING

FRONTON KING

● IT IS A COMPETITION BETWEEN SURFERS AND IT IS ON 30TH MAY AND THE WINNER IS WHO KEEPS THE LONGEST IN THE TABLE

COMPETITION IN THE CLUB OF GOLF IN GRAN CANARIA

•A COMPETITION IN WHICH PEOPLE COMPETE IN SEVEN HOLES AND THE ONE THAT MAKES ALL THE HOLES WINS

FOTOSUB GRAN CANARIA

● A COMPETITION IN WHICH PHOTOS ARE TAKEN IN THE OCEAN

COSTA MÓGAN

•IT IS AN EVENT IN WHICH SEVERAL PEOPLE DIVE INTO THE SEA AND TAKE PICTURES

LAS PALMAS LAWN TENNIS CLUB:

• IT HAD TO BE FOUNDED BETWEEN 1895 AND 1896, SINCE ON 4TH MARCH, 1903.THE CIR REPORTED THAT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL CLUB TOURNAMENT HAD JUST BEEN PLAYED. IN ITS COURTS, LOCATED IN THE GARDENS OF THE METROPOLE HOTEL, SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS WERE HELD - AMERICAN, DOUBLE, MIXED - WHICH ALSO ENJOYED GREAT POPULARITY AMONG THE ISLANDERS. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PLAYERS OF THE CLUB TEAM, MR. SYDNEY HEAD, WAS THE WINNER OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1907, RECEIVING IN MADRID THE CUP THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE THEN KING D. ALFONSO XIII.(DIARIO DE LAS PALMAS, 11TH MAY 1907).

TRANSCANARIA

•THERE ARE SEVERAL CATEGORIES

FUERTEVENTURA

• Municipalities: Acoidán

• Flora and fauna: Gisele

• Natural Park: Ibrahim

• Tourist attractions: Héctor

• Sporting events: Abián

FUERTEVENTURA

6 Municipalities:

La OlivaPuerto del RosarioBetancuriaAntiguaPájaraTuineje

FUERTEVENTURA

PLANTS AND ANIMALS

THE GOAT

● The goat is one of the outstanding symbols of Fuerteventura, even statues have been erected. The majorera goat makes up a specific breed and the cheese made from its milk was the first Canarian food to qualify for a Denomination of Origin. In fact, the capital, Puerto del Rosario, was called Puerto Cabras until the 1950s, which provides an idea of the island's main contribution to the world.

● It is a great source of resources: milk, meat, good quality leather ... Not in vain it has been considered the cow of the poor, sometimes it is true that it has been moved to uninhabited islands to begin to set up small farms. The tourist will find this icon of the island represented in all kinds of souvenirs and memories. It is difficult to leave the island without some delicacy in the form of cheese or sausage, or without trying a typical dish in which the goat is the protagonist.

SQUIRREL

A LITTLE INFORMATION...

● Only two squirrels were enough to conquer an entire island, that of Fuerteventura. In 1965, from a former Spanish colony in North Africa, a pair of squirrels came to Gran Tarajal from a neighbor. After escaping one, the other was released and, in just three years, the squirrels had formed a colony on one of the nearby slopes. What began as an attraction for the neighbors, who fed them, ended up becoming a full-blown invasion. Currently it is estimated that up to one million squirrels live in Fuerteventura. But also in other islands where they have been sighted on numerous occasions, although more sporadically.

PICOPAJARITO

● The Kickxia genus is composed of around 47 species worldwide and is part of the scrophulariaceae family. The plants that are commonly called "picopajarito" and that we can find in Fuerteventura, the latter is a very common canary endemism in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Dunas of Corralejo Natural Park

The Natural Park of the dunes of Corralejo has more than 2600 hectares of a wonderful landscape somewhat different from the usual, accompanied by a turquoise blue water, the crystalline dunes that make the sun reflect on them. This is a magnificent place where you can get carried away by an absolute tranquility, ideal to disconnect.The dunes are north of the island of Fuerteventura, just 5 kilometres from Corralejo. This place offers a great landscape that mixes the tranquility offered by the sand dunes with the freshness of the calm waters that accompany it.

Oasis park

Tickets

Resident**:Non-resident:

Adult / Child (4-11 years)Zoo entrance€ 20 / € 12€ 35 / € 20.50Camel Safari€ 12 / € 8€ 12 / € 8Interaction with Lemures€ 10 / € 8€ 10 / € 8Interaction with Sea lions ***€ 45€ 45

FUERTEVENTURA

● NOW IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT TWO OF FUERTEVENTURA'S MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS

“DEJA TU HUELLA”

•A COMPETITION FOR THE BEACH IN WHICH IT CONSISTS OF TAKING SEVERAL TURNS.

WIND AND KITESURFING

● A COMPETITION OF SURFERS VERY POPULAR IN THE BURNOUTS, ACROBATICS DO AND THE BETTER STYLE HAVE WINS

LANZAROTE

• Municipalities: Acoidán

• Flora: Gisele

• Natural Park and route: Ibrahim

• Tourist attractions: Héctor

LANZAROTE

7 Municipalities:

Municipio de Teguise.Municipio de Tías.Municipio de Tinajo.Municipio de Yaiza.Municipio de San BartoloméMunicipio de Arrecife.Municipio de Haria.

LANZAROTE

PLANTS

A LITTLE INFORMATION...

● Flora of Lanzarote. Between volcanic rocks and beaches, there does not seem to be much vegetation, but there is. The flora in Lanzarote is constituted by a varied number of species that travels the insular geography. ... Malpaís de la Corona hosts the main Tabaibal de Lanzarote, in the north of the island.

Timanfaya Natural Park

The Timanfaya National Park is located in the municipality of Yaiza, in the southwest of the island of Lanzarote, the Canary Islands.

Timanfaya National Park

The origins of the Timanfaya National Park took place between 1730 and 1736, when one of the most fertile spots on the island of Lanzarote produced one of the most important eruptions in the history of volcanology.

Route in Timanfaya

The tour departs from Islote de Hilario and is included in the price that the visitor pays at the entrance of the Tourist Center that the Island Council of Lanzarote exploits in the Timanfaya National Park.It consists of about 14 km through the main volcanic buildings formed during the historical eruptions from 1730 to 1736.

Cave of the Greens – Cueva de los Verdes

Tickets

ScheduleEveryday.From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

PriceAdults: € 9Children: € 4.50

LocationMunicipality of Haría.

* Price for residents: € 4.50 adults; € 3.50 children

Jameos del agua

Tickets

Adult price: 9 euros, children (from 7 to 12 years old) 4,50 €Resident Adult Canary € 7.20, children € 3.60Schedule:From 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. (Saturdays until 8:00 p.m.)Restaurant: from 11.00 to 16.30 hrs.Restaurant at Night (Saturdays): from 7pm to 10pm.Shop: from 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.Coffee shop: from 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. - Tapas: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Telephone: 928 848 020