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Travel to Jardin Canario Botanical Gardens - Three Zones of an Abundance of Flora

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Known for their many superb examples of indigenous plants and trees, the Jardin Canario Botanical Gardens stand on the side of a magnificent ravine and cover a surface area of about 27 hectares. With mature palm trees, huge cacti and colourful flowers, the Jardin Canario are located 7 kilometres at Tafira Baja, outside Las Palmas.They contain a range of flora from each of the seven different Canary Islands and also from Macaronesian (Middle Atlantic) islands.

Steps from the entrance lead to a viewpoint with a statue of the Canarian Botanist Don Jose de Viera y Clavijo. The garden is sited along one side and the valley floor of Guiniguada Barranco, a ravine coming down from the nearby mountains. This creates three zones; the trees and plants along the steep side of the ravine which have a very natural look, the valley floor with several more formal planted areas of flowers and palm trees and finally, the upland part of the ravine itself which has a pine forest, huge rocks, a waterfall and small pond.

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Among them are cacti, shrubs, a collection of the protected drago trees, and the small pond. You can explore three zones; the trees and plants along the steep side of the ravine which have a very natural look, the valley floor with several more formal planted areas of flowers and palm trees and finally, the upland part of the ravine itself which has a pine forest, huge rocks, a waterfall and small pond.