Close Loro Parque and Wild Weather in Tenerife News of the Week
The change in seasons brought more than rain, cloud and wind to Tenerife, it also brought high seas resulting in an orange alert over the weekend. Waves were so ferocious in[…]
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The Ex-Pat Population and Masonic Temples in Tenerife News of the Week
Here’s an interesting little fact. Forty percent of the residents of San Miguel de Abona are foreigners. Out of a population of around 18,000 more than three thousand residents are British[…]
Adeje to Lose Two Beaches in Tenerife News of the Week
The south of Tenerife’s coastline is set to undergo another dramatic face-lift over the next four years as a proposal to get rid of two of Adeje’s beaches is about to be approved[…]
Chimpanzee Spies and Gun-Toting Mayors in Tenerife News of the Week
The Spanish Post office, Correos issued a new range of stamps this week celebrating the country’s national parks. One of the stamps featured Tenerife’s iconic Teide National Park[…]
Spain’s Best Chef and a Load of Old Rubbish in Tenerife News of the Week
In an incredible piece of news that raises disturbing questions about Tenerife’s ability to be protector of its own heritage, residents in Tegueste…
Wild Dogs & Hunger Strikers in Tenerife News of the Week
The political situation regarding the residents of the small community of Cho Vito took a turn for the worse this week when some residents began a hunger strike protest in Plaza Candelaria in Santa Cruz.
Forest Fires, Los Gigantes Beach & a Monkey in Tenerife News of the Week
The irony regarding the spate of heatwaves that have characterised what seems to be nearly every week this summer on Tenerife is that the unusually hot weather that visitors are lapping up is turning Tenerife into a tinderbox.
Cheese, Wine & Franco in Tenerife News of the Week
Supposed to be an invitation to hear music under the moonlight, the festival turned out to be a catalogue of disastrous and misguided organisation[…]
Poisonous Caterpillars & White Elephants in Tenerife News of the Week
The big news of the week was the heat wave which pushed temperatures above the 40C mark across much of the island…
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Contaminated Water and Power Cuts in Tenerife News of the Week
Barranco del Infierno really is becoming Hell’s Ravine. Closed since December 2009, one of Tenerife’s most popular walks looks as though it’s going to remain out of bounds to the public indefinitely.