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Gran Canaria, 3-10 November 2008
Tasarte Valley
North-west coast - St Nicholas
and Agaete
Galdar area
Maspalomas- Dunes and Beach
Tasarte - valley study
Wind Farm at
Aringa
Volcanics -
Pico de Galdar and Montanon Negro area
Central caldera
- Santa Lucia
Mogan -
Ayacata Road
Fataga Rocque
Bentaya San Bartolome de Tirajana
The
Humid North
GC210 Acusa Artenara
Road
Chira - valley of
water and of fire
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The village lies within a
steep valley running down to the sea, and just below the main highway
along the west coast, GC 200. The settlement is linear, following the
zig-zagging GC205 valley road. Its main service appears to be the SPAR
shop, left. |
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Attractive 'though
this upper section of the valley is, functionality is never far
away, right. |
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The backcloth of
mountains to the north show clear in these shops, as the village
gives way, downslope, to agricultural land. |
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Plots in the part
of the valley below the settlement have clearly been terraced
over the years, and demonstrate a year-round growing season. |
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The valley floor drops
rapidly, gorge-like, but plots are still being found even here. |
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Below the gorge
there is actually some flat bottomland, where conditions are
easier to work. |
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Unusually, bananas
are being raised without the cloth tents. The ripening
fruit/vegetable in the centre needs identification, if anyone
can help? |
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A few hundred yards
on unmade track bring the visitor to Tasarte beach, a mixed
deposit from pebbles to cobbles ... |
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... and possessing a
cafe/restaurant and coastal erosion features etched into the vertical
cliffs. |
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The beach has access to a
grower and also a number of holiday lets.
I spotted the ultimate
second home on my way out of the valley '(right)! |
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Gran Canaria Tasarte
coast erosion features cliffs settlement services agriculture vegetables
bananas |
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