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La Caldera de VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Las Cañadas
A rim of fractured crags Practical Information
forms a pie-crust edge to n 922 92 23 71 El Portillo Visitors’
the sides of this enormous Centre & cable car (to NE of park
caldera – a wide volcanic on C821). Open 9am–4pm daily.
crater (see p555). Now Closed 1 & 6 Jan, 25 Dec. 7
collapsed and intensely (cable car only). 0 8
eroded, the perimeter of
the caldera measures Transport
45 km (28 miles). @ 348 from Puerto de la Cruz;
342 from Playa de las Américas.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
El Portillo
Refugio de Altavista
Montaña Blanca
Montaña Bajada
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Mirador de
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San José Las Cañadas
The flat expanses of the seven
cañadas (small sandy plat eaus)
Mirador del Tabonal Negro were created by the collapse of
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ancient craters. Several colourful
plants have managed to colonize
this dusty, barren wasteland.
Las Cañadas
Parador de
Cañadas del Parador
J Teide A mountain
lodge, the Parador
de Cañadas del Teide is
set in surreal scenery, and
makes an excellent base for
Llano de Ucanca
those who want to explore
Mirador de the park thoroughly over
Ucanca
the course of multiple days.
Canary mustard
(Descurainia
bourgeauana)
Teide violet (Viola
Teide cheiranthifolia)
wallflower
(Erysimum Teide viper’s bugloss
scoparium) (Echium wildpretii)
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p575 and pp604–5
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