CANARY ISLANDS

LOCATION

  • The Canary Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, south-west of Spain and north-west of Africa.











  • They are directly in front of the coast of Morocco .

                              

  • Thereare different climatical areas and different landcapes.
                      

                  La Aldea de San Nicolás

                 

                    Dunas de Maspalomas

               
                       Tilos de Moya                   


LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
                               

      Sanata Ana square. 



   

       House of Colón
(It reminds us that Cristobal Colon made halt in Las Palmason their journey to America)

        

         Canarian museum

(It shows the most interesting exposition you may find about canarian original population)


Pueblo Canario
(It is a square with typical canarian building where yoyu can see typical canarian dances)


   

    Jardin Canario


ANIMALS AND PLANTS


The Canary Island Date Palm

It is one of the most grown and popular ornamental trees all around the world.

It has got very sweet fruits called dates.

Goats





Camels (dromedary)




The first Camels were brought to the Canary Islands from Africa in about 1405. 

They were essential in the european colonization.The canary camel is the only breed of camel that lives in Europe.

Nowadays, they are used as a mean of transport on trips for tourists.


     CAMEL
Its anatomy shows all kinds of adptions for sandy and hot desert.


      



The camel is about 700 kg.

    BARDINO




The bardino is spanish bee originally fron fuerteventura 


Usually the  the are :dark brown ,dark green ,dark yellow