Tenerife sets a few world records. Thanks to Teide, an active volcano at 3718 m, it makes the second Island in the world after Hawaii with diversified climates. Crossing from the south to the north on the way to the volcano, you encounter a desert landscape, Millenaries forest pine trees, lunar and colorful landscapes by the volcano, followed by humid tropical forest in the north.

 

Prior to the 1496 Spanish colonization of Tenerife, the native Guanches referred to a powerful figure living in the volcano, which carried the light, power and the Sun. El Pico del Teide is the modern Spanish name. Teide was a sacred mountain for the aboriginal Guanches, so it was considered a mythological mountain. They believed that Teide held up the sky. Many hiding places found in the mountains contain the remains of stone tools and pottery. These have been interpreted as being ritual deposits to counter the influence of evil spirits, like those made by the Berbers of Kabylie.

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If measured from the Ocean floor, it is 7,500 m (24,600 ft), making it the fourth-highest volcano in the world, described by UNESCO and NASA as the Earth's third tallest volcanic structure. It is the most visited national park in Europe

 

The entire Mount Teide National Park is a unique geological treasure in which the volcanos, craters, vents, lava flows and different materials form an impressive array of shapes and colors. You will be surprised by the diversity of Las Cañadas del Teide, blown away by its huge rivers of petrifying lava and impressed by the eroded rocks and colossal dimensions of this mineral chaos. On the contrary, the spring will delight you with wonderful, exquisite flowers and gentle aromas.