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TEIDE NATIONAL PARK

Teide National Park was declared a national park on January 22, 1954. Teide National Park is the largest national park in Spain, the most visited national park in Spain, and is centered around Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain. The park has an area of 18990 hectacres. Teide has severe winters with a lot of snow and winds that often cause roads to be closed. During the summe rthe landscape is dry and arid, and can reach above 40C. The lava flows on the sides of the Teide mountain create very thin but nutrient rich soil that is able to support many different types of flora and fauna. In Teide there are 168 plant species, 33 of which are only found in Tenerife. Alpine trees cover the middle slope of the Teide volcano but at higher altitudes Canary Island cedar and pine flourish. The most dominant plant species in the Teide National Park is the Teide white broom with a pink and white flower; the Canary Island wallflower which has white and violet flowers; and the Teide bugloss, with red flowers that form a pyramid up to 3 meters in height. The plants are adapted to tough environemtnal conditions because of their location on the volcano. They must withstand high altitude, intense sunlight, extreme temperature variations, and lack of moisture. In terms of fauna, the Teide National Park contains 40% endemic species including spiders, beetles, etc. There are a limited number of vertebrate fauna, however. The park has 10 species of birds including blue chaffinch, Berthelot´s pipit, the wild canary, and a subspecies of kestrel. There are also three types of reptile species in the park including the Canary Island Lizard, the Canary Island wall gecko, and the Canary Island skink. The only mammals native to the park are bats.

Tourism: - Teide National Park was created in 1954, was named a [|World Heritage Site] by [|UNESCO] in 2007, and was named one of the [|12 Treasures of Spain] later that year.
 * In 2010, Teide became the most visited national park in Europe and second worldwide
 * Mount Teide is the Canary Island’s most visited attraction
 * Teide National park averages almost 3 million visitors per year
 * The summit of Mount Teide (a now extinct volcano) can almost be reached by foot or cable car

Agriculture:
 * Although Agriculture contributes less that 10% of Tenerife’s GDP, it is vital to the culture and appearance of the island.
 * Near coastal Tenerife, tomatoes and bananas are cultivated, which are primarily exported to continental Spain and Europe
 * In the more intermediate regions of Tenerife, potatoes, tobacco, and maize are grown
 * In the South, onions are the most important export
 * Bananas are the most important crop on Tenerife island, with an annual production of approximately 150,000 tons – 90% of which are sold on the international market.
 * Fishing is also an important cultural and economic feature of Tenerife. The island is considered Spain’s second most important fishing area.

The following is from [] : VISITORS AND VISITOR FACILITIES In the last decades of the 19th Century Teide became one of the first nature geo-tourism centers with the construction of the Altavista Refuge at 3,270m specifically for ecotourism (now reconstructed, with 60 beds). Now, there are about 3.5 million tourists a year, making it one of the most visited volcanoes in the world. Visitors are channelled through two educational programs: a Regulated Education program for scientists and a Public Use program served by a network of facilities and equipment, with guided tours for the public, educational lectures and school tours, training tours and environmental workshops. There are visitors’ centres at the Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide hotel (Cañada Blanca) and at El Portillo which has a botanic garden of endemic plants and a fire and first aid station. There are also mountain refuges, several restaurants, a cable car with stations at 2,350m and 3,550m and a communications relay station. In addition to hiking, there are camping, climbing, caving and bike tours. The Park Service runs the educational Muñoz Nature Activities center just outside the Park.



1. Show special characteristics of flaura and fauna often protected because some element of its ecosystem is in danger; they´re protected for asthetic reasons or for presenting a peculiarity, rarity, or curiosity.

2. Imperial Heron = Las Tablas de Daimiel Grizzly Bear = Picos de Europa Osprey = Donana Dolphin = Islas Atlanticas de Galicia Deer = Cabaneros Chamois = Ordesa Valley y Monte Perdida Iberian lynx = Donana Flamingos = Donana Bearded Vulture = Odesa Valley y Monte Perdido Black Vulture = Cabaneros 3. Flor de las nieves = Ordesa y Monte Perdido Taginaste rojo = Teide Abeto = Tablas de Daimiel Haya = Picos de Europa Alcornoque = Aigües Tortes y Lago San Mauricio Pino Canario = Caldera de Taburiente Vegetacion Palustre = Donana Laurisilva = Carajonay

4. 1918 Picos de Europa 1918 Ordesa y Monte Perdido 1954 Teide 1954 Caldera 1955 Aigues Tortes y Lago de San Maricio 1969 Donana 1973 Las Tablas de Daimiel 1974 Timanfaya 1979 Garajonay 1991 Archipelago de Cabrera 1995 Cabaneros 1999 Sierra Nevada 2002 Islas Atlanticas de Galicia

5. **Monfrague** 195,000 hectacres Sierra Nevada **85,883 hectares** Picos de Europa 64,600 hectacres Doñana 54,300 hectacres Cabañeros 39,000 hectacres Teide 18,990 hectacres Ordesa y Monte Perdido 15,608 hectacres Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici 14,100 hectacres Timanfaya 5,107 hectacres Garanjonay 4,000 hectacres Caldera de Taburiente 3,750 hectacres Tablas de Daimiel National Park 1,928 hectacres Archipelago de Cabrera 1.569 hectacres