ACROSS THE YOUNG VOLCANO

This recreation area is located in Monte Pavón, an area known for being used for livestock raising, an activity that has been practiced in the area for several centuries and is still going on today.

This ridge forms a dividing line between the municipalities of Gáldar and Santa María de Guía, located between Monte Pavón and La Caldereta, very close to the Monte Pavón recreation area. This place is named after the tree that once covered this area, the Picconia excelsa, locally known as Palo Blanco, which was widely used in Gran Canaria to make agricultural tools and implements because of the hardness of its wood.

The Caldera de los Pinos, also known as the Caldera de los Pinos de Gáldar is located at an altitude of 1350 metres above sea level. Inside this volcanic depression formed by a major eruption, the Canary Island pine predominates, and we can find some centenary specimens of this tree in the area.

Montañón Negro is a natural monument located in the area near the caldera of Gáldar. This volcano recorded one of the youngest volcanic eruptions on the island of Gran Canaria, which is why we can still clearly see its shape thanks to its good state of conservation. Its dark colours from the pyroclastic rocks (known as picón) and the lava flows of this area (known as malpaís) are its most distinctive features.