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Olive Route
Gran Canaria
Agüimes
· Location: East
· Area: 79,28 km²
· Habitants: 30.742 (2017)
May
· Humidity: 52%
· Temperature: 22º / 17º
· Precipitation: 300 mm
Gastronomy
This day will truly be to experience the spectacular of Gran Canaria.
When I head to the summit from the south of the island, I think I'm on
some stage of the movies of the American West. True, the south of the
island, it is so dry, so abrupt, so ocher and with such impressive
slopes, that remind me of the Colorado Canyon in miniature. Today you
have the opportunity to experience the breathtaking scenery that Gran Canaria
has to offer.
The history of olive trees in the southeast dates back to
the 16th century, but the production of olive oil was lost due to the
hardness of having to transport the heavy machinery of the rudimentary
stone mills of that time. Centuries later, the new technologies arrived
at the coasts and it was decided to promote again the extra virgin olive
oil along with the marinated olives with mojo. The lands that will know
in this route have about 300 olive trees, the most of them
centenarians. We arrived there through the splendid Villa de Agüimes
with its restored church that we can contemplate from the road. Once in Barranco de Guayadeque
we can see that it is a fertile place, with beautiful vegetation and
one of the historically most important places of the Guanche culture.
A
place of fable, where the harmony of the landscape reigns and wherever
you look you will find an olive tree with its bicolor green leaves. Here you will find olive trees of varieties such as Picudo,
Picual, Manzanilla, Hojiblanca and Verdial. The planting of new types of
olives, have allowed to obtain greater quality of the oil and to
increase the variety of the olives in bulk. We can assure you that the
culinary part is more than guaranteed. We jealously guard some of the
secret ingredients that we have reserved to delight the palate of our
most demanding travelers. A different type of day when you get to know
an unexpected world of fragrances and flavors, in the middle of an
exotic environment.
All routes include tasting, hiking, picknick, transportation, insurance and guide.
Hike Los Marteles
At the beginning of the Barranco de Guayadeque, in the highest range,
the Caldera de Los Marteles, whose base is used for
agriculture, is present. The hard material that makes up the slope,
essentially composed of hard materials of volcanic agglomeration, sits
on lava formations of circus Roque Nublo of the recent cycle, which is
reflected in the great escarpments, massifs and the impressive rocks. In
addition to these peculiar geoforms, hillsides and gullies, in a
semicircular way, the power of water is shown, which descends
progestatically from the steep walls of the caldera towards the
mediations of this great basin.
Of volcanic origin, it owes its spectacular aspect to the explosiveness of materials that conformed it: water and magma. The slopes full of terraces make up a landscape of high ethnographic value. Among the most unique birds of this area is the blue pizón (fringilla polatzeki). It is important to note the wide floristic variety of Guayadeque, species such as the genus Micronesia, to which are listed those in the book of the rest of species in danger of extinction; This is why one of the most important enclaves of the island, where the thermophilic forest survives, is the Barranco de los Cernícalos. Great presence of natural bioindicators in this soil of vegetation, space cataloged as a special natural reserve.
Choose the route that best suits to you
Level 1
Distance: 3,5km
Slope: + 200m / - 100m
Easy
Level 2
Distance: 7,5km
Slope: + 400m / - 200m
Medium
Level 3
Distancie: 12,5km
Slope: + 500m / - 350m
High
Olive Route
