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.