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31 Aug 2021
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Water, stories and legends of La Laguna

Etnografía, History
If Joseph Conrad hatched the plot of his famous novel "The Heart of Darkness" in the meandering waters of the Congo River, closer to us, although distant in time, the Conqueror Fernández de Lugo hatched his own plot to supply his new town of La Laguna, located on the high plateau of the recently conquered island of Tenerife, with drinking water by means of pipes, wells, fountains, ponds, troughs, basins and washing places. We go back to the dawn of the 16th century, in a town that was beginning to beat, pumping water from the nearby mountains, from the fertile…
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17 Aug 2021
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Origins of the rosette

Origins of the rosette

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"You can't appreciate what you don't know" is an expression that could be perfectly applied to the rosette. Although in recent years there has been a growing awareness of its value, this unique technique devised by our ancestors has remained for decades not only in oblivion, but in a tacit contempt that has almost led to its disappearance. In order to contribute to its recovery and the awareness of its value among the population, and especially among our visitors, we will try to shed some light on the rosette technique and its immeasurable value. Let us begin by making a…
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03 Aug 2021
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The heraldic coats of arms of Tenerife

The heraldic coats of arms of Tenerife

History
I regularly use the heraldic coats of arms of the municipalities of Tenerife in the routes and guided tours, because they tell us the history and customs of each place. I even invite you to look up the coat of arms of each town you visit during your holidays, so that you can get to know a little about each place beforehand. At first, I used it with groups of children or schoolchildren, as a game to guess what each place tells us about its history, activity, society, etc., until I incorporated it into all the groups because of its…
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27 Jul 2021
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In the shade of a heather

In the shade of a heather

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The morning assembly had been constituted. The eagle owl and the long-eared owl hooted that they had worked all night and had to rest. They could only stay a few moments for the meeting. The Moorish partridge and the quail didn't want to take shelter either, because they noticed how the hunters were spying on them and to be out in the open meant a danger they didn't want to run. The blackbird, perched on the highest branch, said he could not stay there forever because the first fruits had ripened in a neighbouring garden and he did not want…
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20 Jul 2021
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Puerto de la Cruz: some notes on the beginning of health tourism.

Puerto de la Cruz: some notes on the beginning of health tourism.

History
Writing about this municipality is above all to write about the precursor enclave of health tourism in the Canary Islands. When we nowadays "look" at this coastal town, once a fishing village, we could hardly imagine that its buildings, streets and people harbour such a peculiar past. We can start off with the Plaza del Charco, crowned by its beautiful laurels of the Indies and accommodating one of the very first inns: the one run by Pedro Aguilar, which was to receive the French conservative politician Baron Gabriel Belcastel, together with his daughter who was ill with bronchitis. At that…
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