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Cuevas Blancas Windmill

The Cuevas Blancas Windmill or White Caves Mill is located in Santa María del Mar, , on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It was used to manufacture Gofio, a type of flour from the Canary islands.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
  • Also known as: “Windmill of Cuevas Blancas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological area of La Gallega and Barranco Grande Windmill.

Protected area
Photo: DuqueCalavera, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
is a protected area, which is situated 550 metres northwest of Cuevas Blancas Windmill.

Windmill
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Grand Canyon Mill is located in Barranco Grande, , on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is similar to the Cuevas Blancas Windmill, and is one of three remaining windmills in the region, the other being in . is situated 1½ km northeast of Cuevas Blancas Windmill.

Ruins
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the abandoned structure of a hotel or apartment block near , in the . Construction was started by a German company in 1973, but was abandoned two years later, before the building was finished. is situated 2 km southeast of Cuevas Blancas Windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alisios and Santa María del Mar.

Suburb
Photo: Elimedina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Elimedina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Cuevas Blancas Windmill

Latitude
28.42643° or 28° 25′ 35″ north
Longitude
-16.31376° or 16° 18′ 50″ west
Open location code
7CW5CMGP+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130111193
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6020938
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Cuevas Blancas Windmill” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Molino de Cuevas Blancas and Gimnasio Hércules.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cuevas Blancas Windmill”. Photo: Javiersanp, CC BY-SA 3.0.