El Cercado
El Cercado is a hamlet in Mogán, Las Palmas and has about 189 residents. El Cercado is situated nearby to the hamlet Las Burrillas, as well as near the locality Hoya del Salitre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Puerto de Mogán and Punta del Castillete Lighthouse.
Puerto de Mogán
Puerto de Mogán is a picturesque fishing village and popular marina in the municipality of Mogán, set at the mouth of a steep-sided valley on the south-west coast of the island of Gran Canaria.
Punta del Castillete Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Jokulhlaup, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Punta del Castillete Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Gran Canaria. It is located on cliffs above the resort and fishing harbour of Puerto de Mogán, in the municipality of Mogán. Punta del Castillete Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southwest of El Cercado.
Cañada de los Gatos
Archaeological site
Photo: Abel-Arkeós, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cañada de los Gatos is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of El Cercado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto Rico and Fuente de los Azulejos.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Temperatures in the winter remain around 20-25 °C. There are less than three days per month of precipitation on average.
Fuente de los Azulejos
Locality
Fuente de los Azulejos is an unusual rock formation on the island of Gran Canaria. The name literally means "fountain of tiles", because of the colour of the rocks resembling Portuguese tiles. Fuente de los Azulejos is situated 9 km north of El Cercado.
Tasarte
Hamlet
Photo: Jarek Prokop, CC BY 3.0.
Tasarte is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km north of El Cercado.
El Cercado
- Type: Hamlet with 189 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Mogán, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.84125° or 27° 50′ 29″ northLongitude
-15.74536° or 15° 44′ 43″ westPopulation
189Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)Open location code
7CV6R7R3+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1441042012OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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