Bosque del Adelantado

The Bosque del Adelantado is a small redoubt of laurisilva located very close to the historic center of La Esperanza, capital of the municipality of El Rosario (Canarias, Spain). This green area covers an area of 25,397 m² and reaches an altitude between 850 and 875 meters above sea level. The vast majority of the monteverde of this municipality was cleared to use the land for agricultural purposes, to increase the grazing area or to establish population settlements. This fragment of forest is part of a stretch of ravine that has managed to conserve itself, as it was used by the residents of the area to stock up on firewood and wood. Between 1994 and 1998 the City Council of El Rosario (with the collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo de Tenerife, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the European Social Fund) carried out various actions that allowed this space will recover. It is located between the old building of the town hall of the municipality and the parish of the town, serving as a link between the upper and lower part of La Esperanza.