Spain
Canary Islands
Isla De La Gomera
Vallehermoso
Laurel Forest in Garajonay National Park
Spain
Canary Islands
Isla De La Gomera
Vallehermoso
Laurel Forest in Garajonay National Park
Laurel Forest in Garajonay National Park
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
Recommended by 190 out of 200 hikers
This Highlight goes through a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Parque Nacional de Garajonay
Location: Vallehermoso, Isla De La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
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The forests in the park are a relic of subtropical laurel forests common in Tertiary in Europe and the Mediterranean (Southern Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia). While in Europe, these plants disappeared through the ice ages (in the Mediterranean during the last ice age), this plant society was able to partially hold on La Gomera, in the other Canary Islands, as well as on Madeira and the Azores (Macaronesian Islands).
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•April 28, 2017
This jungle still bears witness to the island's past ... personally I like the green moss growth of the laurel trees
translated by•August 12, 2020
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