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Worth seeing places of Gran Canaria

 
El Dedo de Dios which means God's finger, is a rock formation that looks like a finger. Attraction, was to behold outside the town of Agaete. When Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, broke the tip of his finger and fell into the water. It is said that the writer Domingo Doreste was the one who coined the name of the finger of God. It took about 300 000 years for the finger of God that is formed, which has been a huge tourist attraction that has now died. There are rumors that the city should locate the finger on the ocean floor and try to reattach it.
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Barranco de Guayadeque is located between the municipalities Agümes and Ingenio. Barranco does ravine. The ravine is a popular place for nature lovers due to its amazing vegetation along the edges of the long since dried up riverbed. Plants prickly pear, silvery eucalyptus and beautiful palm trees. In addition to plants that are beautiful to behold as are the red volcanic cliffs definitely worth a visit. Here you'll find the island's rarest plants and the whole area is protected as a nature reserve. In the past, people lived in caves that are both hand-made and nature-made available to behold. A large amount of tombs have been found here and are on display at the Museo Canarios Guanche in Las Palmas. In the small village of Roque, who is the only village in the valley bottom, there are restaurants, slash them and a cave church. Do not restaurant Tagoror which is located at the end of the ravine beside a lot of caves.


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The "Green Plateau" is usually also Andén Verde called and is a road that is carved into a mountain in the north west of Gran Canaria. There is a fantastic view offered on the mountain road which meanders in a north-easterly direction. To accurately say was Andén Verde begins and ends is difficult since there is no precise definition. Just north of San Nicolas de Tolentino, the road and walk about 6 km inland. Unexpectedly, an opening to the sea and there is a parking lot called "Mirador del Balcon". It's a great view from where the ledge but take the trouble to walk down the ledge and get an even better view of the cliffs. It is possible to walk all the way down to the port town of Puerto del Aldea


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Roque Nublo, Gran Canaria
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