Landscape of Tenerife

The island and its rugged terrain has a variety of climates, resulting in a territory of multiple forms and landscapes, from the Teide National Park with its mix of colours a result of successive volcanic eruptions, to the Los Gigantes Cliffs with their vertical walls.

Then there are the semi-drought resistant plants in the south, or the purely volcanic environments like the Malpais of Guimaras. Beaches like El Medano-protected by the surrounding landscape like Montana Roja and Montana Pelada-valleys with subtropical and tropical crops to areas of laurel forest in the mountains of Anaga and Teno, with deep ravines and steep and extensive pine forests.

The main structures of Tenerife are the Teide-Pico Viejo complex and the circus of Las Canadas, a semicaldera of an impressive 130 square kilometres. The circus is partially occupied by the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano, supplemented by material from its various eruptions, the Roque straps are breathtaking and worth a visit. There are also striking tiles, composed of greenish phonolites that have been created by hydrothermal activity.
A South of La Caldera stress is the Mountain Guajara, which is 2718 meters at the highest elevation and it constitutes a portion of the amphitheatre in Las Canadas del Teide and at foot of these walls is the endorheic plains of fine sedimentary material the most famous being the Llano Ucanca.

El Pico del Teide is 3718 meters above sea level and more than 7,000 meters high from the sea floor and is the highest point of the island, the Spanish territory and all the lands of the Atlantic merged. This volcano, the third largest in the world, and is the most recognizable symbol of Tenerife.

Its central location, its significant size, shape and the snow give it a unique personality and the Aboriginal people considered it a place of worship and adoration.

Since 1954, the Teide and the whole circus around it is declared a national park. In addition, since June 2007 is included in the Unesco World Heritage sites as a natural asset and to the west lies the volcano Pico Viejo, and to one side is the Volcano Teide Noses Chahorra which last erupted in 1798.