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La Gomera is also a Guatemalan city in the department of Escuintla, see La Gomera, Guatemala Escuintla (sometimes spelled Esquintla) is a small city in south central Guatemala. ...
La Gomera is a Spanish island, the second smallest island of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is located at 28°06′ N 17°08′ W. Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 13th 7 447 km² 1,5% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 8th 1 843 755 4,4% 247,58/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Canary Islander canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982...
Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous. ...
Political organization
La Gomera is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is divided into six municipalities: In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ...
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This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. ...
- Agulo
- Alajeró
- San Sebastián de la Gomeranna
- Hermigua
- Valle Gran Rey
- Vallehermoso
The island government (cabildo insular) is located in the capital, San Sebastián.
Ecology The island is of volcanic origin and roughly circular, about 15 miles in diameter and rising to nearly 5000 feet at the central peak of Garajonay. It is shaped rather like half of a peeled orange from which the segments have been parted, leaving deep ravines or barrancos which are coated, like icing, with laurisilva - or laurel rain forest. A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by high temperature along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ...
Laurisilva is a type of humid subtropical forest found on several of the Macaronesian islands of the north Atlantic, namely the Azores, Madeira Islands, and the Canary Islands. ...
The upper reaches of this densely wooded region are almost permanently shrouded in cloud and swirling mist, which has created lush and diverse vegetation. This is the Garajonay National Park which enjoys UNESCO recognition and protection of the environment. The slopes are criss-crossed by paths, presenting varying levels of challenge to walkers, and stunning views to reward the energetic. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ...
The central mountains catch the moisture from the trade wind clouds and create a jungle climate rich in vegetation high in the cooler air, which contrasts with the warmer sun-baked cliffs near sea level. The trade winds are a pattern of wind found in bands around the Earths equatorial region. ...
Between these extremes is a fascinating range of vegetation, and the Gomerans have for centuries farmed the lower levels, channelling water for the irrigation of their vines, fruits and vegetables, such as bananas.
Culture In 2003, some 19,580 people lived on La Gomera. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The local wine is distinctive, and complements a tapa (snack) of Gomerian cheese, roasted pork or goat meat.
The Gomerans have a unique way of communicating across the barrancos (valleys) by an amazing kind of whistled speech called the Silbo. Invented by the original inhabitants of the island, the Guanches, Silbo was adopted by the Spanish settlers in the 16th century and survived after the extinction of the Guanches. When this unique medium of communication was about to die out early in the 21st century, the local government required all children to learn it in school. This article or section should be merged with Whistled language . ...
The Silbo Gomero (Gomeran whistle) is a whistled language spoken by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands to communicate across the deep valleys (barrancos) that radiate through the island (Busnel and Classe 1976: 1). ...
Guanches (also: Guanchis or Guanchos) (native Guanchinet; Guan=person, Chinet=Teneriffe, man of Teneriffe, corrupted, according to Núñez de la Peña, by Spaniards into Guanchos), were the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ...
Christopher Columbus made La Gomera his last port of call before crossing the Atlantic in 1492. The house in San Sebastián in which he stayed is now a tourist attraction. Christopher Columbus For information about the film director, see the article on Chris Columbus. ...
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