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Caldo de papas (potato soup) is a humble soup made mainly of potatoes and coriander. Caldo de pescado (fish soup) usually features popular fish of the islands, like the mero , sama (common dentex) and cherne . Rancho canario is a soup with chickpeas, lard, thick noodles, potatoes and meat.
In May 1661, the Captain General of the Canary Islands, Jerónimo de Benavente y Quiñones, moved the headquarters of the captaincy to the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife. [111] This was due to the fact that this island since the conquest was the most populated, productive and with the highest economic expectations ...
La Palma, like the other islands of the Canary Islands archipelago, is a volcanic ocean island. The volcano rises almost 7 km (4 mi) above the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. [6] There is road access from sea level to the summit at 2,426 m (7,959 ft), [7] which is marked by an outcrop of rocks called Roque de Los Muchachos ("Rock of the Young Men").
The city was founded in 1478, and considered the de facto (without legal and real recognition) [14] capital of the Canary Islands until the seventeenth century. [14] It is the home of the Canarian Ministry of Presidency (shared in a four-year term with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), as well as half of the ministries and boards of the Canarian ...
Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. It is located in the southern and southern-west part of the Municipality of Arona , close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the west of Tenerife.
Tenerife (/ ˌ t ɛ n ə ˈ r iː f / TEN-ə-REEF; Spanish: [teneˈɾife] ⓘ; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. [4] It is home to 42.9% of the total population of the archipelago. [4]
Papas arrugadas ([ˈpapas aruˈɣaðas] lit. ' wrinkly potatoes ') is a traditional boiled potato dish eaten in the Canary Islands.It is usually served with a chili pepper garlic sauce, called mojo rojo, or as an accompaniment to meat dishes.
San Andrés is a village located on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Spain). It is located on the coast, at the foot of the Anaga mountains, 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the capital city Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is administratively part of the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. San Andrés is one of the oldest villages of ...