Garajonay National Park World Heritage Site

Official name

Garajonay National Park | UNESCO

Country

Spain | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Island of La Gomera, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
28.1262° Lat, -17.2372° Lon | Map

Code

380

Time Zone

Europe/Madrid (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1986. Laurel forest covers some 70% of this park, situated in the middle of the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands archipelago. The presence of springs and numerous streams assures a lush vegetation resembling that of the Tertiary, which, due to climatic changes, has largely disappeared from southern Europe.