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Tenerife

Primary origin of Tenerife

Probably about ten million years, before our time, the Teno-Mountains, the Anaga Mountains and the

mountains surrounding Adeje, were three separate islands. They melt together by a gigantic volcanic eruption

to a single island, a primarily giant, 6.000 m high at that time. This giant collapsed, in all these years, by

seismic movements and landslides and gave Tenerife its present shape. The Cañadas, with its crater bouldering

up to 500 m high, is the largest caldera in the world. About half a million years ago the volcanos Pico Viejo

and Pico del Teide erupted in this area. The Cañadas are a 160 squaremeters large natural reserve.

Tenerife today

Tenerife is - with a total area of 2057 square-meters - the largest island of the Canary Islands. And with its

Pico del Teide. that measures 3718 m, also the highest: A miniature continent with various climate- and

growth-zones, which holds a unique and precious flora and fauna. Its a paradise. The fruits and herbs are

sunriped all over the year. The different landscape favour different variety of sports and activities so as

mountain-biking, rock-climbing, hiking, golfing, paragliding, tracking- and of course, by the inviting seasides,

sandy beaches or rocky bays: Swimming, surfing, diving, sailing, kajaking and so on. You find more

information here for sports and here for news.