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Vegetation and climate

Monday, August 20th, 2007
Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands. 80 km long and up to 50 km wide. The surface area of the Island is 2.034,38 km². Tenerife is a volcanic island, situated infront of coast of Morocco and the Western Sahara. 1300 kilometers distanced from the Spanish mainland. The climate is very mild and pleasant all over the year. In the most sunny month of the year is July with an average of 10.6 hours of sunshine a day. There highest temperature with 25 °C are reached in the month of August. The water temperature reaches the highest temperature of 23°C in September and October. The islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma and also Gran Canaria form also part of the Canary Islands and are known to have the warmest climate of the whole seven islands. The islands arose by volcanic activities approximately 5 - 7 millions ...

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Active holiday all over the year on Tenerife

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Tenerife - one of the islands of the eternal spring! This name is due to the mild and pleasant climate all over the year. All of the Canary Islands have one thing in common: A balanced climate with for us springlike winters and temperatures below zero only in high mountain regions. The visitor can enjoy a bath in the Atlantic Ocean and a sunbath during the whole year. The winter month are very adequate for active tourists who like hiking, mountaineering or other activities in the nature. A highlight for nature lovers is a visit at the national park of mount Teide, it is an adventure to explore the vulcanic landscape, which is similar to a lunar landscape. Mount Teide with an altitude of 3.718 m is the highest mountain of Spain and the third highest vulcano worldwide. As you see, you have many possibilities to practice sports ...

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Teide hits the world’s top spots

Monday, July 2nd, 2007
The decision by UNESCO’s world heritage convention to grant heritage status to Teide National Park led to a series of impromptu late-night parties around the island of Tenerife. The news came on Thursday June 28, several days earlier than expected, bringing a swift end to an anxious period of waiting for the island authorities. World Heritage status for Mount Teide means that the tiny island now has two favoured sites recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). San Cristobal de La Laguna was admitted to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in 1999 as ‘the first non-fortified Spanish colonial town; its layout provided the model for many colonial towns in the Americas.’ In all, 37 sites around the world were under consideration at the 31st UNESCO world heritage convention in Christchurch, New Zealand. But Teide's case was given ...

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It’s Tajinaste time on Teide

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
tajinaste.jpg Late spring and early summer is Tajinaste time up on Mount Teide, a time when the wild and rugged mountain landscape is briefly tamed by the blooms of a number of brightly coloured plants, most of which are endemic to the island of Tenerife. Tajinaste rojo, or Echium wildpretii to give it its correct name, is the most spectacular, a species of bugloss which can grow to over 10ft tall. Echium is a genus of around 60 species of flowering plant which flourish across Africa, Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Some species are also found in east Asia and Australia. The sub-alpine zones of the ravines around Mount Teide are the native habitat of the Tajinaste variant, which thrives under the hot sun and the arid and dry conditions there. It can also tolerate temperatures as low as -5C. A herbaceous biennial, the Tajinaste’s two-year cycle sees it ...

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World Conservation Union boosts Teide bid

Monday, June 25th, 2007
Mount Teide and its surrounding national park, the crowning glory of Tenerife, is among 37 natural and cultural sites across the globe competing for World Heritage Site status. If the Teide bid is successful then tiny Tenerife will have two World Heritage Sites after its former colonial capital La Laguna was favoured by the UN as "the first non-fortified Spanish colonial town". San Cristobal de La Laguna, to give it its full name, became the model for many colonial towns in the Americas. Teide’s bid has been significantly bolstered by an endorsement from the World Conservation Union (IUCN), an official advisory body to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO will choose the locations it wishes to grant favoured heritage status to during its annual meeting currently taking place in Christchurch, New Zealand. A decision is expected on July 2. The IUCN recommendation declares Teide National Park to ...

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