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| Stone Oven near Las Vegas |
This walk started in the tiny hamlet of Las Vegas that nestles in the slopes below the imposing summits of Guajara and Pasajiron high in the National Park.
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| Looking towards Guajara and Pasajiron |
Immediately after leaving the road, the walk passed by some stone ovens that were once used for drying figs and baking bread. Crossing the impressive Barranco Seco, the route then began the long climb to the Pino Del Guirre, a huge pine towering above the neighbouring trees which can be clearly seen long before arriving beneath it's branches.
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| Pino del Guirre |
Guirre is a Canarian sub-species of the Egyptian Vulture, which is sadly no longer found on Tenerife being only resident in the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. Passing the imposing tree, the walk continued to climb before eventually looping round on beautiful paths through the pine forest to arrive at the impressive Riscos de Los Muertos, or Cliffs of the Dead.
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| Path to the Riscos de Los Muertos |
These cliffs are popular with climbers although on this occasion there were none in evidence as I spent some time admiring the craggy rock formations.
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| Riscos de Los Muertos |
Descending steeply, I passed some abandoned cave houses before arriving at the Ermita Nuestro Señorade la Esperanza in the village of Las Vegas.
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| Cave House above Las Vegas |
This simple building does not have a bell tower so the bell is housed in a pine tree in front of the building.
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| Pine Tree ˋ´Bell Towerˋ |
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2 comments:
Aah, lovely Tenerife. How I miss it ☹️
The stone ovens and cave houses are lovely to see, but the tree bell tower is the prize.
Lovely post and photos as ever. Thankyou
Thanks for your kind comments. I must confess that I had visited the church a number of times before I realised that the bell was in the tree.
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