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Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
One of the unmistakable symbols of Lazarote and Canary Islands is the Timanfaya National Park one of the most beautiful places to be You can visit in the archipelago. The park is part of the municipality of Yaiza, but also of the adjoining municipality of Tinajo. Timanfaya was declared National Park in 1974, becoming the third protected area of the Canary archipelago. Timanfaya represents an interesting example of recent volcanism in the Macaronesian Region. These eruptions took place in 1730 and 1736, and finally in 1824 and created spectacular geomorphological structures of great volcanological interest. The beauty of the Timanfaya National Park lies in the absence of a mantle of vegetation along with the extreme rugosity of the terrain, the impossible shapes, the colors that go from reds, browns and ocher reaching blacks and oranges, in addition to the silhouettes of the volcanoes and an abrupt coastline, in short a Martian spot on the island. Inside the park you can see a lot of phenomena of volcanic nature, clear sample of the activity that the area presents, you can see geysers, gorse combustion and you could even see how food is cooked in the heat that emanates from the earth. An essential place in Lanzarote.
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Charco de los Clicos
The Charco de los Clicos is one of the most picturesque places that can be found in Lanzarote, also known by the name of Charco Verde for its striking color, it is located in the Volcanoes Natural Park in the middle of Timanfaya National Park, in the town of El Golfo is within the municipality of Yaiza. From the name of Charco de los Clicos due to the seafood that used to be in the area and that were edible, currently extinct. The Clicos has that greenish hue so striking that it makes it stand out from the volcanic landscape of all the blacks and ochres around it due to a type of seaweed that lives in the waters , joined to the sulfur that contains the water. Around the pond you can find an elevation of the land that corresponds to a crater whose last eruption dates from the eighteenth century, just in front there is a beach of black sand where it is possible to see deposited olivine. The Charco de los Clicos or Charco Verde has dimensions of 100 meters, the sea connects with it through cracks found in the subsoil. In the northern part of the pond there is a viewpoint from where you can see the whole area of the pool and the beach.
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Salinas de Janubio
Located in one of the most important municipalities of Yaiza in Lanzarote we can find Salinas de Janubio. These salt mines are the most extensive on the island and were declared a protected natural area and considered a site of scientific interest by the Government of the Canary Islands. There are several elements that make the salt pans one of the most interesting places on the island, the landscape and ecological value joins the complexity of the hydraulic system and the architecture of the salt. The salinas were built in 1895 by Vicente Lleó Benlliure on some lagoons that were formed thanks to the volcanic eruption that caused barriers of lava to form between the sea and the lagoon and that It has a circumference of 1000 meters. The Salinas de Janubio in Yaiza highlights the reddish color that predominates thanks to some small crustaceans called Artemia and has a size of about 440,000 square meters of land that produce salt. Las Salinas is a place of refuge for migratory waterbirds, it is also a place where they nest, thanks to this it has been included in the Network of Special Protection Areas for Birds. One of the most amazing places in Yaiza
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Playa de Papagayo
The beaches of Lanzarote are undoubtedly one of the most important attractions of the island, among the most outstanding is the well-known Playa del Papagayo, in the municipality of Yaiza. Playa del Papagayo encompasses four incredible beaches, each one with a special charm, are: Playa Mujeres, Playa de Papagayo, Playa del Pozo and Puerto Muelas Beach. What they have in common this set of beaches are the golden sand with a golden touch, the waters are usually very calm and with beautiful turquoise waters. From the shore of the beach, in the background you have supreme views of the Isla de Lobos and of the neighboring Fuerteventura. The low influx of people who usually have on the beach of Papagayo makes it possible to practice nudism. Speaking of each one of them it is interesting to say that for example the Las Mujeres beach is the biggest one besides being the most visited, on the other hand we have the Playa Puerto Muelas, in its vicinity there is a campsite where you can camp or spend the night with a caravan. With regard to the Playa del Pozo, it should be noted that it is a cozy beach that at low tide is possible to reach the beach of Mujeres y Papagayo on foot.
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Museo de Cetáceos (Cerrado)
In Puerto Calero, in the town of Yaiza in Lanzarote is located the Cetceos Museum. The objective of this place is to promote the conservation and information of the natural heritage of the marine depths of the Canary archipelago. In Spain, the Cetceos Museum is a pioneer, it is the first museum in this area, dedicated exclusively to cetaceans. It is also possible to find information not only about cetaceans but also information about oceanic species. The protagonists throughout the museum are the species that inhabit the deep sea of the Canary Islands. The museum is divided into four perfectly different rooms that are dedicated to different collections, you can also see an audiovisual room on the premises, with a specialized shop. The first of the rooms is dedicated especially to marine mammals and their evolution. In the second of the rooms it offers information about life on the seabed, continuing with the third of the rooms of the Museum of the Cetceos reviews the 27 species that researchers have found in the Canarian bottoms. Finally, the fourth of the rooms shows the conservation problems that affect cetaceans, as the hand of man is destroying the seabed.
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Faro de Pechiguera
An interesting and picturesque place is the lighthouse of Punta Pechiguera, a lighthouse that is located in the municipality of Yaiza, in the southern part of the island Lanzarote and which serves as a guide for boats passing through the strait of La Bocayna, which is a maritime passage that separates the islands from Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. The characteristics of the Faro Pechiguera have the following characteristics: it is of 4º order of fixed white light, it was inaugurated in 1866. It is a building of rectangular plant and is divided in three parts by On one side we find the house of the lighthouse keepers, on the other hand we have the tower and finally the lighthouse has the store. With regard to the exterior of the building, it has arched windows framed in stonework, and also highlights the ashlar ornaments finished on the cornice of the lighthouse. The same building acts as a shoe to withstand the pushes of the cylindrical tower of basaltic ashlar, being crowned by the machinery of the lamp that emits the light. A lantern raised about 15.6 meters above sea level and 9.5 from its point where it is anchored in the rock. The old lighthouse was declared Good of Cultural Interest (BIC) by the Government of the Canary Islands on December 20, 2002.
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Castillo las Coloradas
Located in Lanzarote, in the town of Yaiza, there is Castillo de las Coloradas, also known as Torre del Águila, receives the name of Las Coloradas because close to it is the beach of the same name. This fortification dates from 1741 and is one of the most representative examples of military architecture in the Canary archipelago. The objective of the construction of this structure was to defend against attacks by pirates that the island suffered at the time. The Castle of the Coloradas had to be reformed in 1769 when it was totally destroyed after a fire provoked by Algerian troops. The fortress has a circular shape, and was raised on the ruins of an ancient tower called Rubicon Tower, it can be accessed through a drawbridge and was built with stone of stonework, wood of tea and lime. The Tower belonged to the army until 1936, after ceasing to be used as a military fortress it was handed over to the Ministry of Finance and in 1978 the property became the City Council of Yaiza. The town hall was in charge of restoring it, becoming today one of the points of interest of the picturesque coastal path that runs along the south coast of Lanzarote.
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Los Hervideros
Los Hervidores is a natural area that is located on the coast of Yaiza in Lanzarote. This natural coastal area are caves that are lashed by the force of the sea and that makes it an impressive postcard of Yaiza. The Hervideros are some cliffs that are inside the Timanfaya National Park, with the rough sea they are flogged in a virulent way, being a show that is not I could go unnoticed. The Hervideros are the result of the cooling of the lava that arose in some of the eruptions that took place in this part of Lanzarote. The name of Los Hervideros receives this name because when the water hits violently it sneaks through the holes and jumps looking like the water is boiling. This natural area located in the Timanfaya Park, goes from Salinas de Janubia to El Golfo. To get to the Hervideros, you have to take a path that is already an attraction, some accesses created by the Canarian artist César Manrique, that already during the trip they are preparing the visitors of the spectacular natural surroundings to which they are going to arrive. Los Hervideros is part of a landscape triangle that includes the Hervidero itself and is completed by Salinas de Jandía and Charco de los Clicos.
