Garajonay

Garajonay
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Garajonay National Park is located in the center and north of the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. The park provides the best example of laurisilva, a humid subtropical forest that in the Tertiary covered almost all of Europe. The forests are made up of laurel-leaved evergreen hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 meters in height. Many of the species are endemic to the islands, and harbor a rich biota of understory plants, invertebrates, and birds and bats, including a number of endemic species.

Two species of reptile, Gallotia gomerana (Gomeran lizard) and Chalcides viridanus (Gomeran skink), can be found. Amphibians include the stripeless tree frog, Hyla meridionalis.

The park is renowned as one of the best places to observe the two Canarian endemic pigeons, Laurel Pigeon (Columba junoniae) and Bolle's Pigeon (Columba bollii).

Year Decision Comments
1986 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Martin Gill (England Kent):
I have been there several times and find the island magical.
However outide the park times are changing and some of Gomera's magic has been lost to development. Go there before it is too late - it is cheap and easy to get to.

There is plenty of information available in english now - including maps and 3 different walking guides

if you need more info contact me
 
Jesper Torjas (Sweden):
Living in Europe gives you the opportunity to take a cheap stand by flight to Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Catch a boat to La Gomera, where you can rent a house or stay at the camp site in El Cedro.
Garajonay national park is fantastic at an altitude of 1000-1400 mtrs it is often swept in clouds,
colder than you might expect and damp as a rainforest. Useful link: http://www.mma.es/parques/lared/garaj/index.htm#
Go!
 


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