The interior landscape of the island of Gran Canaria It is a succession of mountains, mostly dry, between which deep ravines open.
But did you know that in those ravines there are more than 200 palm tree oasis?
One you can visit during a route through the interior of Gran Canaria is Arteara oasis, not far from the famous maspalomas beach, in the south of the island, in the municipality of San Bartolomé.
This enclave is located in the so-called Barranco de Fataga, which is also known as the Valley of a thousand palm trees.
Si you arrive from Maspalomas, a first perspective of this oasis can be found in the Mirador de las Yeguas, from where you have panoramic views of an environment that to some extent may remind you of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. At least the canaries consider it their own Grand Canyon.
In the oasis there are Canary Island palm trees, which are actually a special one similar to the one you can see in the Elche palm grove, in Alicante. Shrubs, fruit trees and other crops are interspersed between them.
These palm trees produce the tamara fruit, which is not widely used for human consumption and is mainly used to feed animals. The dried leaf is used for firewood and is also used to make artisanal products, such as hats.
For their part, the trunks of the palm grove of Arteara They were also used to make beehives.
Arteara is a very small village, with some houses scattered among the palm grove, where potatoes, sweet potatoes or pumpkins are also grown, although above all you will see the fruit trees. Specifically, the prickly pears, especially if there are thriving flowers.
But what Arteara is really known for is its necropolis. It is a burial site of the island's ancient aboriginal inhabitants, known as canary.
In the Necropolis of Arteara It is estimated that there are about 800 burials, which date back to the XNUMXth century BC.
When you get to this archaeological site, you will see a place where volcanic stones are spread in an anarchic way, which are the ones used to make the burials.
Although it has been looted in the past, you can still see some elliptical and round mounds, which is one of the ways the bodies were buried by the aborigines.
For you visit of the oasis and the Necropolis of ArtearaKeep in mind that if you go in the summer you will find very high temperatures, given its location at the bottom of the ravine. If the winds from Africa also coincide, temperatures can reach 50 degrees. Keep that in mind.
Here you have more photos of the Necropolis in the oasis of Arteara, inside of Gran Canaria.
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