4033 x 6066 px | 34,1 x 51,4 cm | 13,4 x 20,2 inches | 300dpi
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The National Park of Timanfaya is a volcanic field where visitors can appreciate a great variety of geological phenomena as well as a large biological mix of some 180 different plant species In this impressive habitat where human presence has been practically nil the park serves as an authentic laboratory for biological research The Montañas del Fuego Fire Mountains were created between 1730 and 1736 when more than 100 volcanos covering more than 50 km rose up and devastated this part of the island including several villages The last eruptions were in 1824 however due to the low rainfall and therefore lack of erosion this area appears much the same as it did just after the eruptions In 1968 the area was declared a national park Parque Nacional de Timanfaya This part of the island is a must for any visitor to the island because of its unique martian landscape and rare plant species After you arrive at the visitors Carpark you will witness several demonstrations of how hot the area is temperatures just a few metres below the surface reach between 400 C and 600 C Dry brush thrown into a hole in the ground catches fire immediately water is poured into a bore hole and seconds later the water erupts back into the air as steam The El Diablo restaurant provides an impressive backdrop to all of this and serves Canarian food which is cooked using geothermal heat
