Tenerife is the island most designed for tourism and is accordingly heavily built up. In the hinterland, however, you can still find primeval areas with winding mountain pass roads. The Teide volcano, which extends from sea level to 3718 meters, is particularly impressive. We had a hotel room in Playa Paraiso, not far from the Remmidemmi stronghold of Playa Americana. We spent most of the time under water with Heinz Scheffler's Baracuda Club Tenerife.
Fig. 1: Unfortunately, these ugly concrete bunker hotels are very common on Tenerife. Many of them are still under construction or are standing around unfinished. A blight on this beautiful island. Fortunately, most of them are only in the south at Plaia Americana and Plaia Paraiso. — Minolta XD-7, Fujichrome Astia 100, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, July 2002
Fig. 2: Playa Paraiso, Tenerife - not Legoland, Danmark :-) At least these pretty buildings have style! But unfortunately ugly tourist bunkers are the most common buildings in this environment. And there also many construction sites and ruins of once begun and never finished buildings. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 3: Playa Paraiso, Tenerife: Another view of this colourful skyline in the light of the late afternoon Sun. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 4: Somewhere onthe pass between Santiago del Teide and El Tanque. In the background is the 3717m high Pico del Teide. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 5: Fog sea somewhere on the pass between Santiago del Teide and El Tanque. Usually the northern side of this island is covered with clouds while the southern side is sunny. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 6: An amazing view from the cliff down to the harbor basin of the little village Garachico. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 7: A hill with an interesting erosion formation somewhere on the pass between Buenavista and Santiago del Teide. Fujichrome Astia 100, July 2002
Fig. 8: Setting Sun behind La Palma, the neighbour island of Tenerife. Fujichrome Sensia 100, July 2002
Fig. 9: On the hiking trail to the Teide. Unfortunately, we totally misjudged and didn't get to the top. — Minolta XD-7, Fujichrome Sensia 100, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, July 2002
Fig. 10: Flowers on Teide volcanic debris — Minolta XD-7, Fujichrome Sensia 100, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, July 2002
Fig. 11: Flowers on Teide volcanic debris — Minolta XD-7, Fujichrome Sensia 100, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, July 2002
Fig. 12: A 7up can on some casted concrete wave brakers at Carachico. This picture has been manipulated with GIMP. The colours of the concrete have been desaturated while those of the can remained untouched. 2.8/135mm telephoto lens, Fujichrome Sensia 100, July 2002
