Francisco Armas Merino
Francisco Armas Merino is a work of art in Agaete, Las Palmas. Francisco Armas Merino is situated nearby to the square Plaza Francisco Armas, as well as near the town hall Ayuntamiento de Agaete.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de la Concepción and God’s Finger rock formation.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 240 metres northwest of Francisco Armas Merino.
God’s Finger rock formation
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 1 km west of Francisco Armas Merino.
Caves of the Crosses
Cave
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caves of the Crosses is situated 3 km northeast of Francisco Armas Merino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.
Puerto de las Nieves
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Francisco Armas Merino
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.09924° or 28° 5′ 57″ northLongitude
-15.69878° or 15° 41′ 56″ westOpen location code
7CW638X2+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12192910722OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Francisco Armas and Ayuntamiento de Agaete.
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