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Masca, Tenerife, Canary Island

Ian Cook 5/19/175:00 AM

Masca is a small mountain village on the island of Tenerife. The village is home to around 90 inhabitants and lies at an altitude of 650 m in the Macizo de Teno mountains, which extend up to the northwesternmost point of Tenerife.

Forests including cypresses and palm trees abound.

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The village lies at the head of the Masca Gorge. The trail from the village down the gorge to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean is a popular, though strenuous, hiking route, which takes about 3 hours each way.

The following shots are all of the Gorge hike:

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Very hot in the Gorge! Dangerous in fact, 32 deg C!

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