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Museums, Places of interest
2. Museo del Grano
Historical buildings
La Casa de la Cilla, where the current Grain Museum is located, is a building from 1819 that shows the history of traditional agriculture in this area. This building is part of the Ruta de los Coroneles.
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3. Centro de Interpretación de Los Molinos

One of the most interesting places in Tuineje is the Interpretation Center of Los Molinos de Tiscamanita. The importance of the mills in the Canarian archipelago is vital, this is specifically dedicated to the production of gofio, food that saved the inhabitants of the island from several periods of famine.

The Interpretation Center was inaugurated in 1997, is located in a traditional dwelling and covers the whole gofio production process through several centuries of history.

The Mill of Tiscamanita exposes in its facilities diverse objects and tools that were used for the elaboration of the gofio, that is a species of flour resultant of the ground of different toasted cereals. The facilities also have a perfectly preserved tahona that is still in operation today and where you can see how the grain is ground into powder.

The mill has a large number of panels where information is given to visitors of the entire process and at the end of the tour it is possible to taste traditional sweets made from ground gofio, oil and sugar. A must to know the culture that revolves around this food so important for the inhabitants majoneros.

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4. Casas de Felipito

With the curious name of Casa de Felipito the Ugly is this public space converted into a recreational area that belongs to the Network of Centers and Museums of the Cabildo Insular. This recreational area is located in the Llano del Triguero, receives this name because it was a place dedicated to the sowing of cereals, between the intersection of Barranco de la Herradura and the Time, very close to the village of Guisguey.

The Casa de Felipito is a very special place, currently it is converted into a picnic area where you can make barbecues with wood ovens that recreates the habitat of a majestic peasant village.

It is an ideal place to enjoy a day with family or friends, in addition to the grills also has tables, benches and roofed areas, playground, Canarian ball court and areas with flora such as bougainvillea, aloe , pomegranates, fig trees, olive trees, etc.

The recreation area is named after Felipe Ruíz González,, popularly known as Felipito el Feo, who was a Majorero character who lived at the beginning of twentieth century with their parents. The construction is a typical house in which you can see how modest were the homes of the peasants, with three rooms and a left-over one, which is a room in height and that is also restored.

It turns out that Felipito was the owner of the land that he prepared for the cultivation, he built walls to prevent the wind from destroying the crops, he devised a system of channeling water to collect it when it rained and to be able to water the topsails that I had. Felipito has become a clear example of the struggle of the majoneros against the inclemencies of the weather to have an optimal area for cultivation despite being rocky terrain and strong winds. All this was achieved through work, with his own hands, enthusiasm and perseverance.

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5. Museo Aloe Vera
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7. Museo del Queso