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The beautiful Orotava Valley. Orotava and Güímar were formed as large pieces of the island were removed by landslides. |
Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise)
has become a symbol of Tenerife. |
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| Lago Martiánez at Puerto is designed by the famous artist
César Manrique from Lanzarote. He has used many natural elements of the island to landscape the area. |
These tree trunks which is placed upside down, make an
excellent and unusual sculpture. |
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| The Lago is a vast salt-water pool, a great place for swimming. | A root from a big tree makes another unusual sculpture. |
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| The weather is not as reliable in Puerto as in the south of the island, but nevertheless, Puerto is very popular with the tourists. | In the middle of the Lago there is a restaurant and a
night-club. |
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| Puerto has many pedestrian walk-ways. This is the sea front walk between the new and the old city. | Nuestra Señora de la Pena de Francia in the old town of Puerto. |
