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Garajonay National Park on the island of La Gomera offers some of the best hiking in the Canary Islands. Here you won’t find the razzle dazzle of Tenerife but a wonderful oasis of greenery shrouded in a cloak of swirling mist.

La Gomera is shaped like an orange squeezer, with ravines running out from the core of the island. At it’s centre lies the rainforest which rises to a height of about 5000ft. http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/parques/garajonay/index.htm .

Large areas of Europe were covered in this type of rainforest but the effects of climate change, man and pollution has led to its demise. On La Gomera the World Heritage Site status protects it from mans worst endeavours and the main threat comes from fire.

Laurisilva is the name given to this particular fauna and as you make your way into the forest after the long and snaking ascent to the summit by car you will be amazed by its medusa-like trunks and branches which are covered in a green moss.  Read more...