Chicharreros
A soundtrack to Carnaval, and belted out by CD Tenerife fans. “Chicharrero de Corazon” has become an anthem for Tenerife. The people of Santa Cruz are referred to as Chicharreros…
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A Tenerife Mystery ““ The GüÃmar Pyramids: Ancient Wonders or Farmers” Rubble?
In looks terms, the Egyptian pyramids are George Clooney, whereas GüÃmar’s are Woody Allen ““ not particularly stunning to look at but fascinating nonetheless […]
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Fisherman’s Museum ““ Puerto Santiago
Three resin based fibre glass figures perch on a roof unloading half of a real fishing boat embedded in the wall. Fish heads and tails enter […]
Virgen del Carmen ““ Harbour beach, Los Cristianos
This shrine at the harbour corner is a scale copy of a 600 kilo life size sculpture, submerged 40 metres down to bless the craft that pass overhead […]
Culture Shots – A Killer Exhibition
The idea of 18 sculpted killer whales (orcas) might not have had everyone running out to buy a bono bus ticket and head into Santa Cruz […]
Scene on the Beach: Playa de Las Teresitas
Is Playa Las Teresitas Tenerife’s Perfect Beach? Exotic. That’s the word that springs to mind as I put a frosty bottle of Dorada to my lips and survey […]
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