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| One of the narrow shopping streets in Santa Cruz. | Santa Cruz is the ideal place in the island for shopping. |
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| Detail from a Christmas tree made of different flowers. | Christmas decorations at the entrance of a shop. |
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| Strelitzia reginae, or "Bird of paradise", is a native of south Africa. | Plaza de España. |
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Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae) is
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It rains much more in Santa Cruz than in the tourist resorts on the south coast of the island. |
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| From the market "Mercado Nuestra Señora de Africa" in Santa Cruz. | From the bridge over Barranco de Santos. The church of "La Concepción" in the middle. |
