Street view from Vegueta - the old town.
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
The main shopping street in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
View from Calle Triana. It is one of the streets with most shops in the center of Las Palmas.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Parque de San Telmo / San Telmo Park - Las Palmas
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| Parque de San Telmo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
The San Telmo Park is a really beautiful park in the Las Palmas city center. It is located just across the bus station.
Casa de Colón / Columbus House - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
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| Casa de Colon (Columbus House) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
View of the Columbus House from a square in Vegueta, the old town of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Actually, between 1950 and 1960 several adjacent houses were annexed in order to create the building which currently hosts the Columus Museum.
Monday, 12 December 2011
Insula Canaria - Island of the Dogs
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| A bronze dog statue in front of the Santa Ana cathedral in Las Palmas |
These bronze statues of dogs guard the square in front of the Santa Ana Cathedral in Vegueta (the old town of Las Palmas).
The dogs gave the name of the Canary Islands. The Spanish name of the islands Islas Canarias is most probably derived from the Latin name Insula Canaria, meaning Island of the Dogs. Canis is the Latin word for dog.
Originally, the name Insula Canaria was applied to the island of Gran Canaria. Legend has it that the Mauretanian king Juba II named the island Canaria because there was 'a large population of dogs of very large size'.
Casa de Colón / Columbus House - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
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| Casa de Colon / Columbus House in Las Palmas |
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Santa Ana Cathedral in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
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| Cathedral de Santa Ana / Santa Ana Cathedral - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria |
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