Prehistoric forest in La Gomera
This forest owes its peculiarity to the period it comes from, more than 20 million years ago it extended across the Mediterranean basin. But during the Tertiary period, a series of glaciations occurred that caused the laurisilva forest to move to more temperate areas in the south.
What is laurisilva forest?
The Canarian laurisilva forest is a type of subtropical forest found in some of the Canary Islands. It is closely related to other forest formations common in the rest of the biogeographical area known as Macaronesia.
It is made up of tree species of the Lauraceae family, which together with the Fayal- Heathland make up the so-called green woodland.
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Characteristics of Laurisilva forests
It has deep soils and is characteristic of the midlands (between 600 and 1,500 m above sea level) on the windward side (facing north), influenced by the trade winds, free of frost, with rainfall of 500 to 1,100 mm and an average annual temperature of between 15 and 19ºC.
Today we present you with a fairytale forest.
The laurisilva forest of one of the islands that forms part of the Canary Archipelago: La Gomera. The Garajonay laurisilva forest is a vestige of the prehistoric Tertiary Era, declared a National Heritage Site in 1986.
Why is the Parque Nacional de la Gomera so called?
The name of this natural park comes from a legend about two lovers. One of the many Guanche stories of the local culture, which may surprise you and which we encourage you to discover.
At senda we invite you to immerse yourself in the local culture, through authentic and carefully designed experiences. So that you can enjoy the paradise that is the Canary Islands just like a local.
Therefore, we recommend you to go back to the origin of the story and read the article that tells the legend of Gara and Jonay.
