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Mount Teide

Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Tenerife, Spain

Guajara Observatory

The ruins of the first mountaintop observatory are just a hike away.
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Roque Cinchado and Teide.

La Orotava, Spain

Roque Cinchado

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.
4 miles from Tenerife
Teide Observatory

GĂĽĂ­mar, Spain

Teide Observatory

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.
7 miles from Tenerife

Las Cañadas del Teide, Spain

The GREGOR Mirror

A space-grade telescope mirror lies discarded in the shrubs.
7 miles from Tenerife
The Drago Milenario.

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
7 miles from Tenerife
Pyramids of Guimar

GĂĽĂ­mar, Spain

Pyramids of Guimar

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.
13 miles from Tenerife
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