Where the valley narrows into a ravine, a reservoir (Presa del las Peñitas) was created in the 1940s to improve the supply of water to the island. Today he is silted up.

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In order to cultivate potatoes and vegetables all year long, the Reserva de Las Penitas reservoir was created in 1942. However, irrigation proved useless due to a source of salt water. Today, numerous species of birds use the almost overgrown water surface.

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3. Ermita de la Peña – Presa de las Peñitas loop from Buen Paso

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