Playa de las Américas

Playa de las Américas together with and is a city in the south of . The different names are part of separate local government regions but are otherwise indistinguishable from each other.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,890 residents
  • Description: Holiday resort in Arona, Tenerife
  • Also known as: “American Beach”, “las americas”, and “Playa de las Americas”
  • Postal code: 38660

Places of Interest

Highlights include Siam Park and Port of Los Cristianos.

Water park
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is a water park in , a coastal suburb in , . features a theme. The park was opened by the Princess of Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

Marina
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The is a port of the Atlantic Ocean located in the town of , in the municipality of on the island of .

Park
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The Parque Central de Arona is a public park of 42,000 square metres in , in the . It is made up of several squares and gardens in the tourist centre of Playa de las Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje.

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is one of the most popular tourist centres in the south of , 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 , but it is the most authentic of these three, where locals mix with tourists.

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is a resort town north of . 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.

Playa de las Américas

Latitude
28.0602° or 28° 3′ 37″ north
Longitude
-16.7311° or 16° 43′ 52″ west
Population
3,890
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7CW53769+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 32317283
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6355183
Wiki­data ID
Q267946
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Playa de las Américas” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Azerbaijani: “Playa de las Amerikas”
  • Basque: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Cebuano: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Danish: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Dutch: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Estonian: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Finnish: “Playa de las Américas”
  • French: “Playa de las Americas”
  • French: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Galician: “Playa de las Américas”
  • German: “Las Américas”
  • German: “Partyhauptstadt Teneriffas”
  • German: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Hungarian: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Ido: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Italian: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Japanese: “プラヤ・デ・ラス・アメリカス”
  • Lithuanian: “Plaja de las Amerikas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Norwegian: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Polish: “Playa de Las Americas”
  • Polish: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Portuguese: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Russian: “Плайя-де-лас-Америкас”
  • Russian: “Плая-де-лас-Америкас”
  • Spanish: “Las Américas”
  • Spanish: “Playa de las Americas”
  • Spanish: “Playa de las Américas”
  • Swedish: “Playa de las Américas”

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