Zona Arqueológica Barranco de los Gomeros

The Barranco de Los Gomeros is one of the most outstanding natural areas of the town of Tijarafe and without a doubt one of the most interesting on the island of La Palma. The area of the ravine is declared Well of Cultural Interest and has an important archaeological site cataloged by the experts as one of the most outstanding of La Palma.

The Archaeological Zone of the Barranco de los Gomeros offers a large number of caves that served so that the first settlers could take refuge. The most important part of the deposit is in the middle section of the Barranco de Los Gomeros where are the 39 natural caves of habitation. In three of them, human remains have been found, which indicates that some of these caves served as burial sites.

In the caves we have also found fragments of ceramics, lithic pieces of gray basalt, porous basalt, vitreous basalt among others.

Animal remains have also been found, which indicates that these caves were also used for cattle ranching, as well as limpets, burges and fish remains, which indicates that they used the resources offered by the sea.

The Archaeological Site of Barranco de Los Gomeros is undoubtedly one of the most important places in Tijarafe.