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  1. Orotava Valley Hike

    Orotava Valley Hike

    Hiking from La Caldera through pine forests high above the seaside.
  2. Buenavista del Norte

    Buenavista del Norte

    Small town west of Icod in the Teno Mountains area.
  3. Chocolate

    Chocolate

    Eating chocolate, drinking chocolate and some weird egg based sweet thing.
  4. Icod de los Vinos

    Icod de los Vinos

    Mount Teide from the Botanical Gardens.
  5. Icod de los Vinos

    Icod de los Vinos

    Botanical Gardens.
  6. Mirador de San Pedro

    Mirador de San Pedro

    We walked to this viewpoint on the Rambla del Castro Hike then drove here after for a late lunch sitting outside with that lovely view.
  7. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    La Casona, an old Manor House for the Castro family.
  8. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    The trail is well signed and well used. Not too crowded.
  9. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    Barranca Aqua, a steep climb down and up again. Terraces above.
  10. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    Remains of Casa Hamilton, a Victorian pumping station built by a Brit to power a flour mill and bring water to fields above.
  11. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    Looking back at Playa de los Roques and Hotel Maritim where we started.
  12. Rambla del Castro Hike

    Rambla del Castro Hike

    Start of hike at Playa de los Roques.
  13. Lunch

    Lunch

    A small Venezuelan restaurant offered a vegetarian plate.
  14. Icod de los Vinos

    Icod de los Vinos

    View from town plaza.
  15. Icod de los Vinos

    Icod de los Vinos

    Colourful houses.
  16. Icod de los Vinos

    Icod de los Vinos

    Drago Milenario, the famous tree in the center of town, is over 800 years old, not 1000 as the name suggests.
  17. Papaya

    Papaya

    The papayas are huge!
  18. Garachico

    Garachico

    The volcanic rock that destroyed this town in 1706.
  19. Garachico

    Garachico

    Puerta de Tierra, Land Gate, remaining from 16th century Garachico Port.
  20. Garachico

    Garachico

    Beautiful historic houses in the towns here.
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