Macizo de Anaga

Coordinates: 28°31′50″N 16°14′27″W / 28.53056°N 16.24083°W / 28.53056; -16.24083
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Chamorga, a village in the District of Anaga.
Anaga's mountainous zone is a place of some Canary legends.
Macizo de Anaga in Tenerife.
Castle of San Andrés.
  • The Anaga Mountains

Macizo de Anaga is a mountain range in the northeastern part of the island of

Biosphere Reserve and is the place that has the largest number of endemic species in Europe.[3]

It is a remote and wild area characterized by humid forests, such as

laurisilva. Native plant species include Ceropegia dichotoma, Ceropegia fusca and Echium virescens. The Macizo de Anaga is also rich in archaeological finds, among which is the Mummy of San Andrés belonging to the ancient Guanche
. The main villages in the Macizo de Anaga are San Andrés, Taganana and Igueste de San Andrés. A place in the mountains known as El Bailadero is believed to have been a place where witches were practicing witchcraft and dancing around a bonfire.[citation needed]

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