Galería Barranco de Guaco

Galería Barranco de Guaco is a waterworks in Fasnia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Galería Barranco de Guaco is situated nearby to the peak Montaña de Chifira, as well as near the basin Balsa de Chifira.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teide Observatory and Mirador de Izana.

Teide Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teide Observatory, IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres, located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. Teide Observatory is situated 4 km northwest of Galería Barranco de Guaco.

Mirador de Izana

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mirador de Izana is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km northwest of Galería Barranco de Guaco.

QUIJOTE Experiment

Building

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment is an ongoing experiment started in November 2012, and led by Rafael Rebolo López, with the goal of characterizing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and other galactic and extragalactic emission in the frequency range 10 to 40 GHz, at angular scales of 1°. QUIJOTE Experiment is situated 4 km northwest of Galería Barranco de Guaco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Escobonal and Güímar.

El Escobonal

Hamlet

Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

El Escobonal is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Galería Barranco de Guaco.

Güímar

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Güímar is a town on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago. It is best known for its 6 Guanche pyramids, and for a ravine called the Barranco de Badajoz.