Take a tour through a small factory of Cactus jam. Cactus fruits from
Tuno Indio (Opuntia dillenii) are collected in Gran Canaria. They
produce an excellent traditional jam with modern methods. It is in
Spanish.
Posts Tagged ‘Gran Canaria’
Cactus Jam in the Canary Islands
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
List of palms of the park of Maspalomas – Palmetum
Monday, April 5th, 2010The Palmetum of Maspalomas
The Palmetum of Maspalomas is a public area of 20.000 m2 devoted to palms, in the dry and sunny South of Gran Canaria.
Palmetum of Maspalomas opened in July 2008 and now hosts a growing collection of rare palms.
This is the list of species of palms growing in the park:
- Acoelorrhaphae wrightii
- Adonidia merilli
- Allagoptera arenaria
- Archontophoenix alexandrae
- Archontophoenix cunnighamiana
- Areca catechu
- Areca lutencens
- Areca triandra
- Arenga australásica
- Arenga engleri
- Arenga micrantha
- Arenga tremula
- Bismarckia nobilis
- Brahea armata
- Butya yatay
- Carpentaria acuminata
- Caryota maxima
- Caryota obtusa
- Caryota mitis
- Caryota urens
- Ceroxilon alpinum
- Chamerops humilis
- Chanbeyronia macrocarpa
- Coccothrinax sp
- Copernicia alba
- Copernicia berteroana
- Cryosophila argentea
- Dictyosperma album
- Dypsis lastelliana
- Dypsis leptocheilos
- Dypsis madagascariensis
- Eleais guinensis
- Gaussia maya
- Howea belmoreana
- Howeia forsteriana
- Hyophorbe lagenecaulis
- Hyophorbe verschafeltii
- Jubaea chilensis
- Jubaeopsis caffra
- Latania loddigesii
- Latania lontaroides
- Latania verschaffeltii
- Livistonia benthamii
- Livistonia chinensis
- Livistonia australis
- Livistonia marieae
- Nannorrhops ritchiana
- Parajubaea torally var. microcarpa
- Parajubaea torally var. torally
- Phoenix canariensis
- Phoenix dactilifera
- Phoenix reclinata
- Phoenix roebelenii
- Pseudophoenix sargentii
- Pseudophoenix vinifera
- Pritchardia hillebrandii
- Pritchardia pacifica
- Ptychosperma elegans
- Ptychosperma macarthurii
- Ptychosperma salomonense
- Raphia farinifera
- Ravenea rivularis
- Ravenea xerophyla
- Rhapis excelsa
- Roystonea oleracea
- Roystonea regia
- Serenoa repens
- Syagrus romanzoffiana
- Syagrus schizophylla
- Trachicarpus wagnerianus
- Trachycarpus takil
- Trithrinax brasilensis
- Thrinax sp
- Veitchia joannis
- Veitchia arecina
- Wallichia densiflora
- Woodyetia bifurcata
- Sabal mauritiiformis
- Sabal palmetto
- Sabal yapa
The collection of palm trees is impressive Maspalomas Palmetum is very interesting.
Parque Botánico Maspalomas en Gran Canaria
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Parque Botánico Maspalomas en Gran Canaria
Nice botanical park of 12.000 m2, located Maspalomas, right at the bottom of the hill which takes you to Playa del Ingles, at the end of the golf area. It is open from 10:00-18:00h except from Sundays and holidays. There is no entrance fee.
Palmeras en Maspalomas, Gran Canaria Julio 2009
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Palmeras en Maspalomas, Gran Canaria Julio 2009
The camera moves though a neverending grove of tall Washintonia palms, following a rollerskater.
Palmeras Canarias de La Palma, El Hierro y Gran Canaria
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Palmeras Canarias de La Palma, El Hierro y Gran Canaria
Still pictures of old and tall specimens of Canary Islands Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis). Nice music purposely composed for this video.
