LA GOMERA ISLAND (Canary Islands)
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Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Trump wants the Canary Islands too - Latest News
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
In the wild north-west
A different view of the chapel dedicated to Santa Clara, situated above the remote village of Arguamul in La Gomera's wild and beautiful northwest.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Centenary of the arrival of a virgin and a happy 2025
First of all let me wish you all a very happy and healthy 2025.
Monday, September 23, 2024
Camino Zigzag
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Historical image is oldest known
Above is the oldest known photograph of Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera's southwest. It was taken by French photographer Charles Alluaud in 1883 and shows La Merica mountain and the then tiny settlement of La Calera at its foot. Now La Calera is home to the administration of the municipal district of Valle Gran Rey, but when above image was taken the village of Arure, high up in the mountains to the north, was still the ''capital'' of the municipality. There's no sign yet of any infrastructure nor major agriculture. The lower valley then was still very thinly populated and looks like a barren wasteland as the large tomato and banana plantations were created in later years with soil brought from the fertile areas further up in the mountains.
The tomatoes have now gone again and the banana plantations are receding more and more. A lot more houses and apartment blocks have grown since, though. The image was probably taken from the Vueltas or Charco del Conde area and was shown at a recent exhibition of La Gomera photographs following a competition, organised by the island's government. Below is a photo I took in more recent times, but from a different location. The 1883 view angle is now obstructed by buildings, so I doctored mine a bit it to make it look older:
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Don't call them Spanish: Canary Islands Day
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Smelly trumpets and knickers
Monday, April 01, 2024
New plans for Casa Maria yet again
Monday, March 11, 2024
Oscar winner filmed in La Gomera
Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in bar and restaurant La Chalana in Playa de Santiago, La Gomera late 2013. Guess who's hand is resting on Cillian's shoulder... |