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Martiánez swimming pools and Playa Martiánez in Puerto de la Cruz. |
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A little wren-like bird drinking nectar from orange "Tobacco Tree" flowers. |
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Large (approx. 9 inches = 22 cm) greenish lizzard basking in the sun under a yellow Tobacco Tree. |
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We walked past many banana plantations. This is a banana flower on the end of a bunch of green bananas. |
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A banana plantation wall covered in orange climbing plant. |
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The terraced side of a barranco running down to the sea. The tiny figure up on the skyline is Bill photographing. |
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Pehoihoi lava with clear flow marks at the foot of the barranco. |
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A Dragon Tree. This is not really a tree but a plant that grows several meters tall. Dragon trees can live several hundred years but probably not thousands of years as is sometimes claimed. |
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Playa Bollullo, a natural black lava sand beach. In the background is Teide. |
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Despite the big waves, people were in swimming. In the background is Puerto de la Cruz. |
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Wave breaking on a rock at Playa Bollullo. |
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©Copyright
2003 Vicki Sherwood
May 4, 2003