Caldera de Taburiente National Park
A national park on the island of La Palma, designated in 1954. It holds the Caldera de Taburiente, a huge crater-like basin that dominates the northern part of the island. Telescopes on its rim take advantage of the island's clear skies.
- Where
- Los Llanos de Aridane, Canary Islands, Spain
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.7539, -17.8847
Get the Caldera de Taburiente National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Caldera de Taburiente National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Canary Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Gran Telescopio Canarias 0.8 km
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Cumbre Vieja 21 km
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Garajonay National Park 94 km
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La Gomera 96 km
A small round volcanic island in the Canaries, cut by deep ravines. Its inner laurel forest is a national park, and islanders talk to each other across the valleys with a whistled language called Silbo Gomero.
El Hierro 112 km
The smallest and most westerly of the main Canary Islands. Once seen as the edge of the known world, it is a quiet, volcanic place with lava swimming pools and a long diving coast.
Mount Teide 133 km
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Loro Parque 135 km
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Teide National Park 135 km
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Questions
Where is Caldera de Taburiente National Park?
Caldera de Taburiente National Park is in Los Llanos de Aridane, Canary Islands, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gran Telescopio Canarias (0.8 km), Cumbre Vieja (21 km), Garajonay National Park (94 km).
How do I get the Caldera de Taburiente National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Caldera de Taburiente National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Canary Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Caldera de Taburiente National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Canary Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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