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Los Cercados Destination Guide

Delve into Los Cercados in Spain

Los Cercados in the region of Canary Islands is a city in Spain - some 1,098 mi or ( 1767 km ) South-West of Madrid , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Los Cercados

Current time in Los Cercados is now 02:16 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Canary " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: El Aaiún, Vega de San Mateo, Valsequillo de Gran Canaria, Teror, and Telde. While being here, make sure to check out El Aaiún . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Los Cercados ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Gran Canaria Photos 2009 (Las Palmas, Roque Nublo, Agaete, Maspalomas, Puerto Rico)

5:06 min by AgaCanarias
Views: 3753 Rating: 5.00

mygrancanaria.com Fascinating slideshow with the best pictures from Gran Canaria - one of the Canary Islands. To learn more about Gran Canaria visit http ..

Gran Canaria - Cruz Grande

0:56 min by mravecsk1
Views: 2329 Rating: 3.67

Cruz Grande 26.9.07 Priblizne v strede ostrova.. In the middle of the island.. ..


Spain: interior of Gran Canaria (hd-video).mp4

8:07 min by harryengrace
Views: 1863 Rating: 5.00

Beautiful scenery even in midwinter. There are many unexpected sights in the inland of this magnificent island. By the end of January you will see the almond trees in bloom. Music by Linstead (Andaluc ..

African Journey trailer

1:40 min by guanches23
Views: 1379 Rating: 0.00

Trailer for our DEMO REEL, www.transnationalproductions.com. A documentary about the life experiences of Africans at various stages in their irregular migration process to Europe. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Roque Nublo

Roque Nublo (Spanish meaning the "Rock Clouded") is a monolith feature that is 80 m tall. It is one of the most famous landmarks on the island of Gran Canaria. The elevation is 1,813 m, ranking it second on the island and one of the tallest in the archipelago. It is municipally located in Tejeda, a few kilometres from the town centre. It was formed by a volcanic eruption around 4.5 million years ago. It can be reached very easily by hiking some 30 minutes from a nearby parking lot.

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Located at 27.97 -15.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Gran Canaria, Pliocene volcanoes, Rock formations in Spain, Volcanic plugs of the Canary Islands

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria (originally meaning 'Great of Dogs') is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometers (~93 miles) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1350 km (~838 miles) from Europe. Gran Canaria was populated by the Canarii (Guanches), who may have arrived as early as 500 BC.

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Located at 27.97 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Spain, Fissure vents, Gran Canaria, Islands of the Canary Islands, Volcanoes of the Canary Islands

Fataga

Fataga is a village in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana on the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). Latitude 27°53'15"N, longitude 15°33'50"W. Altitude approx 1980 feet (600 metres) above mean sea level. The village can trace its origins back for more than 2000 years, when the area of the current village was inhabited by the Guanche natives.

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Located at 27.88 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gran Canaria

San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the largest municipality in area on the island as well as the Canary Islands almost covering between a quarter and one-third of the whole island of Gran Canaria and more than 5 to 6% of the archipelago. The capital is situated in "La Caldera de Las Tirajanas".

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Located at 27.93 -15.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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Palmitos Park

Palmitos Park is a 20-hectare botanical garden and aviary on the island of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary islands, which are a part of Spain. The subtropical park is situated in the south of the island, about 10 kilometres north of the tourist beaches and dunes of Maspalomas, but towards the interior. The park lies in a countryside setting, in the midst of mountains. Because of this park visitors have the opportunity in many places of beautiful views and vistas when walking through the park.

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Located at 27.84 -15.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Aviaries, Gran Canaria