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Garajonay

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2.0

  • HaraldOest
  • Shandos Cleaver
  • Solivagant

2.5

  • Clyde
  • George Gdanski
  • Joyce van Soest
  • Peter Alleblas
  • Philipp Leu

3.0

  • Alexander Lehmann
  • Alikander99
  • Els Slots
  • Gary Arndt
  • Ivan Rucek
  • Peter Lööv
  • Walter
  • Wojciech Fedoruk

3.5

  • Argo
  • Martina Rúčková
  • PabloNorte
  • Philipp Peterer
  • Randi Thomsen
  • Stanislaw Warwas
  • Svein Elias
  • Zoë Sheng

4.0

  • ChrisN
  • Christravelblog
  • Craig Harder
  • ih0000
  • krtek
  • Martinacurra88
  • MH
  • Nicole Lampos
  • voyager
  • WalGra
  • Wieland

4.5

  • marc Rouserez
  • Szucs Tamas

5.0

  • Cezar Grozavu
  • fabi-ddorf
  • Inigo Cia
  • Roel Sterken
  • Tarquinio_Superbo

Garajonay National Park preserves one of the best examples of laurisilva, a humid subtropical forest that in the Tertiary covered almost all of Europe.

The park on the island of La Gomera comprises forests made up of laurel-leaved evergreen hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 meters in height. Many of its species are endemic to the islands, and harbor a rich biota of understory plants, invertebrates, and birds and bats. It is one of the best places to observe the two Canarian endemic pigeon species.

Community Perspective: La Gomera can be done as a day trip from Tenerife (like Shandos did). Els did a day hike to the top of Garajonay, arriving on public transport, while Solivagant and Clyde have provided interesting itineraries if you have a (rental) car. You can take a car with you from Tenerife as well, but the ferry crossings are expensive.

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Official Information
Full Name
Garajonay National Park (ID: 380)
Country
Spain
Status
Inscribed 1986 Site history
History of Garajonay
1986: Inscribed
Inscribed
Type
Natural
Criteria
  • vii
  • ix
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News Article
  • 6 Aug 2012 gulfnews.com — Wildfire threatens Canaries World Heritage site
  • 30 Apr 2008 reuters.com — Hundreds of fire fighters, backed by planes and helicopters, are fighting to stop a fire spreading into Garajonay National Park

Community Information

  • Community Category
  • Natural landscape: Forest
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Geography
Trivia
  • Viewable from another WHS
    The southern slopes of Garajonay NP are visible from the Teide peak but also from many locations within the Western part of Teide NP.
Ecology
Damaged
  • Wildfires
    2012
  • Affected by Climate Change
    Examples where climate change has facilitated the spread of invasive alien species include … Garajonay National Park (Spain). (IUCN outlook 2020)
World Heritage Process
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Timeline
  • Miocene
    It arose about 10-12 million years ago, when huge blocks of the oceanic crust emerged from the ocean floor and different volcanic episodes increased its size.

    See parquesnacionalesdecanarias.es

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News
gulfnews.com 06/08/2012
Wildfire threatens Canaries World …
reuters.com 30/04/2008
Hundreds of fire fighters, backed …

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