La Palma Island

• Towers of Flowers 1 day ago Tower of Jewels is one of the common names for Echium wildpretii. Some of the other are red bugloss, Tenerife bugloss or Mount Teide bugloss. The Spanish name is tajinaste grande or tajinaste rojo, although the ones on La Palma … Continue reading →
• San Isidro Cattle fair 2013 4 days ago This weekend they’re holding the second biggest livestock fair on the island, at San Isidro, in Bre
• A "wasp" in the Caldera 1 week ago Look what I found on a walk in the Caldera. It’s huge for an insect – that body is about as big as my thumb. It was fluttering along as though it had only just come out of its chrysalis … Continue reading →
• Transvulcania 1 week ago On Saturday, crazy people will be running an ultramarathon around La Palma. It’s the famous Transvulcania. The main race starts at 6 am down at the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island. The runners will race up the … Continue reading →
• Mother's Day 2 weeks ago Today is mother’s day in Spain. Or rather, everywhere in Spain but here. And to the best of my knowledge, the first place in Spain to have an official Mother’s Day was Bre

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