Senderismo en La Palma I: de El Pilar al Faro de Fuencaliente

south of the island.

was active for 82 days, according to some writings there were a series of earthquakes and thunder, it is said that four rivers of volcanic material that reached the sea.

The Martín Volcano is located in the Natural Park of Cumbre Vieja, what draws attention are the arid volcanic landscapes, you can see some cones distributed as The Desired ones, El Cabrito or Montaña de Los Charcos, in addition to the Martín Volcano, which is the best known.

More to the north of the Martin Volcano you can see saltic pitons of the Nambroque and the Niquiomo, the action of the erosion has fact that compact bodies are discovered and humidity can be felt in the pine forest and scrubland and that they have a great value as an ecosystem.

the impressive ravines, but the Astronomical Viewpoint Volcán de San Antonio aims to make visitors admire the immensity of the universe.

The Mirador Astronómico San Antonio Volcano is located in the southern part of the island of La Palma, in the Cumbre Vieja , in the municipality of Fuencaliente. With the light of day you can see the whole slope of the volcano with its crater, at night it is a window to the constellations of the universe, the absence of light pollution makes the sky show itself in all its splendor.

The viewpoint is located at an altitude of about 633 meters above sea level, it has a visitor center where you can find information about the constellations.

The viewpoint also has some vertical stones that mark the changes of the season, the solstices and the equinoxes, there is also a description of the link of the Sun with the ancestors that inhabited the Island of La Palma, the Awara.

from a nearby rock that contains auarite petroglyphs whose name would derive from Tiniguiga (te-n-egiga) 'one of steam (hot) or smoke' in ínsuloamazigh.

Cumbre Vieja and very close to this old lighthouse is another one of new construction and the famous Salinas de Fuencaliente, the beaches of the Faro de Fuencaliente strong> the one from Echentive and the old Santa Source.

The Old Fuencaliente Lighthouse was built at the beginning of the 20th century and due to volcanic eruptions that took place in the area in the 70s.

The old Faro de Fuencaliente was restored in 2006 and rebuilt with the intention of making it a public space, currently hosts the Interpretation Center of the Isla Marina Reserve of La Palma and that I could be visited.