Canary names are probably came from the Latin term Insula Canaria, meaning Island dogs. It is believed that a dense population of mad dogs, like the Presa Canario, inhabited the island of Gran Canaria in Roman times. Prior to European settlement, people like the Berbers in North Africa, the islands populated. They came to be known collectively as the Guanches, although Guanches was originally the name of the indigenous inhabitants of Tenerife. In 1402 began the Spanish conquest of the islands with an expedition to the island of Lanzarote. From there, they conquered Fuerteventura and Hierro and established a base on the island of La Gomera, but there would be many years before the island was conquered. The natives of La Gomera and Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Palma, resisted the Spanish invaders for almost a century. Canary Islands, where a source of dispute between Spain and other European powers. The most serious attack took place in 1599 when a Dutch fleet of 74 ships and 12,000 men, attacked the capital, Las Palmas. The Dutch then laid siege to the city, but eventually abandoned the siege of Las Palmas and withdrew. Another noteworthy attack on July 25, 1797, when a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson to be attacked Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The British fought lost nearly 400 men. It 'was in this battle that Nelson lost his right arm. The rivalry between the elites in the cities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the islands has led to a breakdown of 'archipelago into two provinces in 1927 this did not remain at rest the rivalry between the two cities, which continues until today. The various elements of the Canary Islands are their great height in proportion to their area. Really Teide volcano in Tenerife, the highest mountain in Spain, and the third largest volcano on earth. When the prevailing wind, the NE trades, to meet the high mountains, the condensation of moisture and wind of the islands are a lot of rain. This explains the diversity that exists in the Canary Islands, from coniferous forest to sand dunes, green valleys to the north, the desert dry and hot in the south. Depending on the location of the islands, in terms of trade winds, the weather can be mild and wet or very dry. The economy of the Canary Islands, is based primarily on tourism, about 10 million visits each year, representing 32% of GDP. Construction accounts for almost 20% of the GDP and tropical agriculture, primarily bananas and tobacco are grown for export. Tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cochineal, sugarcane, grapes, wine, dates, oranges, lemons, figs are, wheat, barley, corn, apricots, peaches and almonds have also increased. There are several airports throughout the Canary Islands easily accessible to most major cities in Europe or America. The Canary Islands are a year around sailing and Yacht Charter. In your yacht charter in the Canary Islands, you have the opportunity to see whales, dolphins, turtles and flying fish. Geographic location Canary Islands' means that winds are generally good for browsing. The trade of the North East that once took Columbus to America funnel islands to create the zones of acceleration of the wind and this means that even relatively light winds there is enough wind for a large. Despite its location near the tropics, the Canary Islands, is not too hot in summer, 21-29
Canary Islands Yacht Charter
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Nov
16
2009
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