Your journey along the roads of the Canyons of Teide, or those that take you to this impressive volcanic site on the island of Tenerife, truly surprising corners await you.
One of them, which must be a essential visit trust your trip to Tenerife, is the Tarta del Teide viewpoint.
It is an ideal location to enjoy the panoramic views of the sea of clouds which during various times of the year usually cover the Orotava Valley, at the foot of the majestic volcanic peak of Teide.
But this viewpoint has a double aspect, since it is actually two viewpoints.
On the TF-24 highway that starts from La Laguna Go to the Mount of Hope, takes you along the upper edge of the mountain range to the Cañadas del Teide, you will find a curve that crosses an old Lava river.
In this volcanic area known as the Teide cake It is where the viewpoint is located.
The denomination of pie It comes because here you can see very well the results of different eruptions, each of which corresponds to a different color layer.
These rashes They could have taken place for days or weeks, dragging materials of different characteristics.
And between each of the layers that you can now see in the Teide cake Centuries or millennia may have passed.
As indicated on the information sign that you find at the viewpoint of this volcanic site, the white layer is made up of fragments of pumice and it is very porous and light.
The black layers are formed by basaltic picon, characteristic of eruptions with low gas emissions.
TOURS and EXCURSIONS in TENERIFE
- Teide Cable Car Tickets
- Excursion to Teide from the south of Tenerife
- Excursion to Teide from the north of Tenerife
- Teide, La Orotava and La Laguna Observatory
- Complete tour of the island of Tenerife
- Private tour of Tenerife
And, for their part, the reddish layers are also basaltic picon, but its color is the result of having come into contact with groundwater that has oxidized the material before evaporating due to heat.
In short, the Teide cake is one of most beautiful landscapes and one of the best places in the island of Tenerife to appreciate how the eruptions have created beautiful volcanic landscapes.
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