The Canary Islands have a volcanic origin, formed by the Canary hotspot with some volcanoes still being active. Before European arrival, the islands were inhabited by prehistoric animals and indigenous Guanche populations at a Neolithic level. The Castilian people conquered the Canary Islands in the 15th century, imposing their economy and religion, though facing resistance from the Guanches. Various museums and archaeological sites now exist showcasing the islands' history and artifacts from the original inhabitants.

1. History of the Canary Islands.

3. Volcanic origin

4. Canary Islands – volcanic origin

8. Guanches

12. Painted cave In the Painted Cave in Galdar (Gran Canaria) we can see how the aborigines expressed artistically. They used natural colours taken form plants to decorate the walls. This cave is visited by a lot of poeple during the year. It is worth seeing.

13. Cenobio de Valerón These are several caves (similar to a bee hive) where canarian Aborigines used to store the food (fruits, granes, etc). They collected it during the summer and they ate everything in winter, when the weather was not so good. This place is also visited nowadays by many people.

15. Guayadeque These are the traditional caves in Guayadeque. Guayadeque is in Agüimes, our municipality. People live here nowadays. These caves are cool in summer and hot in winter. There are several restaurants in Guayadeque that have been made inside the rock. Guayadeque is a very beutiful long ravine, which is hemmed in by enourmous hillsides.

16. Museum in Guayadeque In Guayadeque there is a Museum where we can see the pots the aborigins used and there are also some mummies. This interpretation cenre is located in a building dug out of the sides of the ravibe in the same style as the traditional troglodite dwellings here. It offers a journey from the distant past, when erosion and volcanic activity shaped its landscape, to the modern days, passing by though indigenous and later colonisation.

17. Archeology in Gran Canaria

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