Roque de Hígara
Roque de Hígara is a peak in Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and has an elevation of 390 metres. Roque de Hígara is situated nearby to the locality Lomo la Fuente, as well as near the suburb Cabo Blanco.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arona and Las Águilas Jungle Park.
Arona
Protected area
Photo: Javier1989canario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arona is a municipality in the southern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spanish region and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia.
Las Águilas Jungle Park
Zoo
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Las Águilas-Jungle Park is a zoological and botanical park located near the Los Cristianos beach on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Consisting of 7.5 hectares of jungle with over 500 animals, the park contains a number of walking paths with tunnels, suspension bridges, waterfalls, lagoons, and caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas.
Los Cristianos
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Los Cristianos is one of the most popular tourist centres in the south of Tenerife, and has become known for its sandy beaches. It is a town of about 21,000 permanent residents that is 2 km southeast of Playa de las Américas and 5 km southeast of Costa Adeje, but it is the most authentic of these three, where locals mix with tourists.
Playa de las Américas
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Playa de las Américas together with Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje is a city in the south of Tenerife. The different names are part of separate local government regions but are otherwise indistinguishable from each other.
Costa Adeje
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Costa Adeje is a resort town north of Los Cristianos. The name derives from the nearby town inland Adeje. It is roughly 2 km north of Playa de las Américas and 5 km north-west of Los Cristianos.
Roque de Hígara
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 390 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.0643° or 28° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
-16.6746° or 16° 40′ 29″ westElevation
390 metres (1,280 feet)Open location code
7CW5387G+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2031691474OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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