...was the last territory in Gran Canaria where the ancient Canarians lived under their own laws and customs after the conquest of the Kingdom of Castile more than 500 years ago.
...was called Tenesor Semidán – baptised as Fernando Guanarteme – and lived in one of our caves, the Cueva del Guanarteme, after the conquest of the island at the end of the 15th century.
...is the cliff that flanks us and which you have surely already seen. At 1,027 metres high, Roque de Faneque is the highest sea cliff in Europe and one of the highest in the world.
... are two thousand-year-old trees, among the oldest on the islands, and they are very close by! We have two privileged witnesses to our history: two almácigos (a type of tree) estimated to be over a thousand years old, which we call the Grandparents of Guayedra, and which have been classified as Unique Trees of the island by authorised bodies.
...is our main source of life, and in Guayedra we are especially privileged to have it. The secret of our oasis is none other than our ability to store water in our reservoirs, located above the road, with a storage capacity of more than 32,000 m3 of water. This allows us to regulate its use and maintain our vegetation with permanent irrigation.
...is inspired by one of the aboriginal pintaderas found in Majada de Altabaca, an ancient Canarian settlement located in the highest part of the valley. Pintaderas were used to distinguish between different clans.
...is a species endemic to the island and can grow to 80 centimetres in length, making it the largest of all the lizards in the archipelago.
... was responsible for the creation of the Guayedra valley. 850,000 years ago, the volcanic edifice on the island of Tenerife grew above its equilibrium line and its collapse caused a mega tsunami that devastated the entire north-western coast of Gran Canaria, leading to the creation of cliffs, large basalt rocks falling from the Tamadaba Massif cornice and the formation of valleys and ravines, such as Guayedra.
MAP OF REDONDO DE GUAYEDRA
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