Photo 1: The dunes of Maspalomas
How much I miss traveling! I know you can start over, but there is always a certain don’t know what fear, which makes you stay in your home state, makes you a little worried about what might happen in a foreign country. And so, while waiting to find courage, the last real holiday trip I took comes to mind, that of December 2019 to the Canary Islands, which I have told, but not enough. The beautiful island of Gran Canaria has revealed some of its many faces to us. One of these that most fascinated me is the desert by the sea. In those days we stayed in the beautiful H10 Meloneras Palace hotel and on closer inspection we could have always stayed in the hotel with all the comforts available, but we are travelers and not just tourists, we must see, explore the places we visit. And the first place we visit, several times and at different times, with different lights, is the site of the Maspalomas dunes, practically the Sahara transported to the seashore. This is what was believed until a few years ago, that the wind had brought this sand from Africa and had accumulated in an area of about 4 km2 including a lagoon and a palm grove. But recent studies have come to the conclusion that the dunes did not exist before 1700 and that their formation seems to be due to the devastating Lisbon earthquake of 1755 which caused a devastating seaquake or tsunami, which also reached the coasts of the Canaries, devastating the coasts and the cities but also generating the sand dunes of Maspalomas. Now they are a place of unparalleled beauty, where you can savor the desert experience without incurring its dangers. This is just the first surprise of Gran Canaria and I wish you to be able to visit it and fully enjoy the beauty and diversity of the places and natural environments.
Photo 2: The dunes of Maspalomas
Photo 3: The dunes of Maspalomas reach a maximum of 20 meters in height, but walking fills the legs with fatigue, imagine in the real desert!
Photo 4: The dunes of Maspalomas before dawn
Photo 5: The dunes of Maspalomas at dawn
Photo 6: The dunes of Maspalomas after sunrise
Photo 7: The dunes of Maspalomas in the morning
Photo 8: Maspalomas dunes, the highest before sunrise
Photo 9: The dunes of Maspalomas and its lagoon with palm grove, in the background the mountains that are another feature of Gran Canaria
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