Tinaho webcam. La Santa Patio Club
Tinajo is a municipality in Spain, part of the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It is located on the island of Lanzarote. Cover an area of 135.28 km², with a population of 5655 people (as of 2010).
Lanzarote is the fourth largest island of the Canary archipelago. Its area is 836 km ², and its population is 86 thousand people. Lanzarote is an amazing place, symbolizing the triumph of civilization over a hostile environment.
The island has been declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. Lanzarote is particularly rich in traces of volcanic activity, as eruptions in 1730-1736 and 1824 caused towns and villages to be buried under lava flows.
Most of all the island, which is 60 km long and 20 km wide, resembles the lunar surface. Lanzarote has more than 300 volcanoes, but on the black ash onions, potatoes, tomatoes, melons and grapes grow beautifully. But the most unusual product of the island is cochineal, a natural red dye that is used in the making of camparis and lipstick.
Tourists discovered the island later than Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Lanzarote has learned from the problems of neighboring islands. On this small, beautiful island, environmental protection is of paramount importance.
