Gran Canaria info
It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura. The island is of volcanic origin, mostly made of fissure vents.
The island was populated by the Canarios, who may have arrived as early as 500 BC. The Canarios called the island Tamarán. It was claimed by Spain in the 15th century.
Gran Canaria's surface is 1,560 km² and its maximum altitude is 1,949 meters (Pico de Las Nieves). It has a round shape, with a diameter of approximately 50 km.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the biggest city of the Canary Islands, also the capital of the province of Las Palmas, and also one of the two capitals of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, along with Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Gran Canaria never goes below 20°C. Winters hover around 22°C and in the summer about 26°C. Always lovely and sunny, with hardly, any rain at all for the entire year. The northern part of this island is cool while the southern part is warm.
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Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, Spain, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northwest of Gran Canaria island (then Grand Canary)....
Arguineguin, meaning quiet water is one of the most populated towns along the south coast of Gran Canaria and is part of the municipality of Mogan, located southwest of Las Palmas....
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The Small Continent ... that is how this island is called because of its extremely varied landscapes with European, African and even American vegetation. The mountain range in the island's center, of a height of about 2000 meters, is cut by some bizarre canyons....
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish city (and municipality) on the island, Gran Canaria, which is one of the Canary Islands located 210 kilometers (~130 miles) off the northwestern coast of the African continent within the Atlantic Ocean....
Maspalomas is the oldest touristic town in the south coast of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. The people of Maspalomas create a warm, vibrant, friendly atmosphere. Maspalomas is part of the municipality of San Bartolome de Tirajana....
Bordered in the east by Santa Catalina and in the north by La Isleta, you will find the district of Playa de las Canteras, Gran Canaria's very first tourist resort, with lots of hotels, offices, shops, restaurants, bars and... one of Spain's best urban beaches - the Playa de las Canteras - from which this district holds its name....
Playa del Ingles is a town in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. Playa del Inglés is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. It has a nice long beach made of tall sand dunes that come from the Sahara desert, and is connected with other beach towns including San Agustín and Maspalomas in the touristic centre of the island. The population was 17,158 in 2002, and growing. Hotels, restaurants, taverns and villas are aligned with its beach....
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Puerto de Mogan is a picturesque resort and fishing village in the municipality of Mogan, set at the mouth of a steep-sided valley on the southwest coast of the island of Gran Canaria and attracts many tourists either to stay or on day-visits. Canal-like channels linking the marina to the fishing harbour have led to it being nicknamed "Little Venice" or the "Venice of the Canaries"....
San Agustin is the first of the towns located near the Maspalomas dunes. In addition, the town has its own beaches in three places, Maspalomas, Playa del Ingles and San Agustin....
San Bartolome is a village and county in the Canary Islands (Spain), belonging to the Province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the center of the island of Lanzarote....
Santa Lucia de Tirajana (first part Spanish meaning Saint Lucia) is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands....
Taurito is a loverly secluded bay with bar and resurants on the beach and our dive centre has full use of the hotel Taurito Princess...
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