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Conchita Adams May 2, 2010 Canary Islands

Christopher Columbus offered the Canary Islands to Spain. The Canary Islands are island that are located off the northwestern coast of Africa and 1,500 kilometres southeast of the Spanish mainland. It is a volcanic region. Landscapes on the islands are diverse with volcanic landscapes, dense forests, high volcanoes, and barren deserts.

The climate is warm all year-round with plenty of sunshine.There are many beaches.Tourists come for the beaches and perfect climate. Popular resorts are Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife, and Puerto del Carmen in Lazarote. Food and drinks consist of traditional cuisine which includes traditional Spanish recipes with African and Latin-American influences

There are seven islands with 2 provinces with a few smaller islands. Santa Cruz de Tenerife consists of the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro. Las Palmas consists of the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. In the Eastern Islands there is the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote.Gran Canaria is the home of great resorts and a lot of entertainment and beaches You can enjoy camel rides to enjoy scenery and cool sand dunes.Fuerteventura is a quiet island with sandy beaches. Lanzarote has volcanic activity in the park called, Timanfaya National Park. In the Western Islands there is La Palma, Gomera, Hierro, and Tenerife. La Palma has a national park called Caldera de Taburiente that is in the center of the island. Also, Spanish Colonial is another architecture of the chief town, Santa Cruz de la Palma. La Gomeras’ Garajony National Park in Gomera is one of the main attractions of the western islands with a dense forest. El Hierro has not a lot of people living there. There is rugged landscape. Tenerife contains the highest peak in Spain, the volcano Teide, which is 3718 meters high. Teide National Park is surrounding the volcano with varied plant life and landscape. Tenerife has a number of resorts and popular nightlife spots.

Las Islas Canarias tiene siete islas. Son La Palma, Gomera, El Hierro, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, y Lanzarote.

Las Islas tienen volcans. El Teide es un volcan en una de las islas.

Las montanos son grandes.

Las playas son bonitas y grandes. Tu puedes nadar en las playas.

Por la noche, las personas va a la ciudad. Tu puedes bailar y comer.

En las Islas, hay hoteles bonitos. Estan cerca de las playas.

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