SPAIN ,,,,*
A Coruña,SCQ,SCQ,,*
A Coruña city,,SCQ,SCQ-10,*
Alava,VIT,VIT,,*
Albacete,ABC,ABC,,*
Alicante,ALC,ALC,,*
Alicante city,,ALC,ALC-99,*
Almeria city,,LEI,LEI-13,*
Almeria - Costa de Almeria,LEI,LEI,,*
Altea,,ALC,ALC-13,*
Asturias,OVD,OVD,,*
Avila,AVA,AVA,,*
Badajoz,BJZ,BJZ,,*
Barcelona,BCN,BCN,,*
Barcelona Airport Area,,BCN,BCN-48,*
Barcelona Surroundings,,BCN,BCN-14,*
Basque Country,PAISVASCO,,,*
Benicassim,,CAZ,CAZ-40,*
Benidorm,BEN,BEN,,*
Bilbao,BIO,BIO,,*
Bilbao city,,BIO,BIO-99,*
Burgos,BRG,BRG,,*
Caceres,CRS,CRS,,*
Cadiz - Jerez,CAD,CAD,,*
Cantabria,SDR,SDR,,*
Cartagena,,MJV,MJV-20,*
Castellon,CAS,CAS,,*
Ciudadela,,MAH,MAH-20,*
Ciudad Real,CRE,CRE,,*
Cordoba,ODB,ODB,,*
Costa Adeje,,TFS,TFS-84,*
Costa Blanca,COSTABLANC,,,*
Costa Brava and Maresme,LLM,LLM,,*
Costa Daurada,SAL,SAL,,*
Costa de la Luz,LUZ-LUS,,,*
Costa del Sol Area,COSTASOL,,,*
Costa de Valencia,CVA,CVA,,*
Cuenca,CCA,CCA,,*
Denia,,ALC,ALC-24,*
El Arenal,,PMI,PMI-75,*
El Hierro,VDE,VDE,,*
Extremadura,EXTREMAD,,,*
Formentera,FOR,FOR,,*
Fuerteventura,FUE,FUE,,*
Galicia,GALICIA,,,*
Gerona,GRO,GRO,,*
Gijon,,OVD,OVD-20,*
Granada,GRX,GRX,,*
Gran Canaria,LPA,LPA,,*
Guadalajara,GUJ,GUJ,,*
Huelva,HUE,HUE,,*
Huesca,HUS,HUS,,*
Ibiza,IBZ,IBZ,,*
Jaen,JEN,JEN,,*
La Gomera,QGZ,QGZ,,*
La Manga,LMN,LMN,,*
Lanzarote,ACE,ACE,,*
La Palma,SPC,SPC,,*
Laredo,,SDR,SDR-52,*
La rioja,LOG,LOG,,*
Las Palmas,,LPA,LPA-10,*
Leon,LEO,LEO,,*
Logroño,,LOG,LOG-99,*
Lugo,LGO,LGO,,*
Madrid,MAD,MAD,,*
Madrid city,,MAD,MAD-99,*
Magaluf,,PMI,PMI-30,*
Mahon,,MAH,MAH-10,*
Majorca,PMI,PMI,,*
Malaga,MAL,MAL,,*
Malaga City,,MAL,MAL-10,*
Maresme,MARESME,LLM,,*
Menorca,MAH,MAH,,*
Merida,,BJZ,BJZ-90,*
Murcia,MJV,MJV,,*
Navarra,PNA,PNA,,*
Oropesa,,CAZ,CAZ-60,*
Ourense,ORE,ORE,,*
Oviedo,,OVD,OVD-10,*
Pamplona,,PNA,PNA-99,*
Pontevedra,,VGO,VGO-50,*
Pontevedra - Vigo,VGO,VGO,,*
Pyrenees - Aragón,ARA,ARA,,*
Pyrenees - Cataluña,PIR,PIR,,*
Salamanca,SLM,SLM,,*
San Sebastian,EAS,EAS,,*
Santander,,SDR,SDR-99,*
Santiago de Compostela,,SCQ,SCQ-99,*
Segovia,SEG,SEG,,*
Seville,SVQ,SVQ,,*
Sierra Nevada,,GRX,GRX-23,*
Sitges - Costa del Garraf,STS,STS,,*
Soria,SOR,SOR,,*
Tarragona,,SAL,SAL-80,*
Tenerife,TFS,TFS,,*
Teruel,TER,TER,,*
Toledo,TOL,TOL,,*
Tudela,,PNA,PNA-10,*
Valencia,VLC,VLC,,*
Valladolid,VLL,VLL,,*
Vigo,,VGO,VGO-99,*
Vila Real,,CAS,CAS-3,*
Vitoria Gasteiz,,VIT,VIT-20,*
West Majorca,,PMI,WESTMALL,*
Zamora,ZAM,ZAM,,*
Zaragoza,ZAZ,ZAZ,,*
Lucha Canaria:
"Lucha Canaria" is a fight between 2 Men in a Ring, in which the winner is the one that manages to make his opponent touch the floor with any part of the body (except the feet of course).
A Game is normally played between 2 teams of 12 fighters each. The winner team is the one that eliminates all players of the opponent team.
Origins:
By each important public event they played this game and with the time it gained more and more followers. Since its origins the "Lucha Canaria" maintained different characteristics of the older natives: Nobility and simplicity, hability and suppleness, as well as admiring the winner and respecting the defeated.
Dive Center in Corralejo:
Take a journey into the depths of the underworld, and experience the thrills of scuba diving in Tenerife.
The underwater volcanic rock formations and pinnacles abound with plankton and nutrients, nurturing abundant and diversified marine life.
Learn to scuba dive in Tenerife.
Beginners lessons are offered and you can obtain a internationally recognized Scuba Divers Certificate (PADI) quickly and safely.
Experience the wonderful underwater world on this uniquely volcanic island.
Tenerife Scuba diving offers you exciting diving all year round.
Golf:
The excellent Tenerife climate ensures that you can play and improve your golf
every day of the year and at any level. This golf friendly island is rapidly becoming the migration point for golfers from all over the world between the months of October and May.
For a small fee you can rent your golf equipment every club. In most of the clubs you'll find a very casual atmosphere. No club requires a membership.
Entertaining non-golfers in Tenerife is not a problem. Whatever your level,
in Tenerife you can enjoy playing good golf courses, in sunshine and sub-tropical warmth,
every day of your holiday. The new Playa Las Americas course is excellent,
a challenging 9 hole course within 500 meters of the beach. Other places where you can play golf at the South of Tenerife:
Golf Del Sur, Los Palos Golf, Golf Adeje and Amarilla Golf.
Golf Club Real at the North of Tenerife.
Tenerife golf: book your golf holiday with Espana Golf.
Surf & WindSurf:
A very famous beach at the East of Tenerife that is ideal for practicing this sport is El Medano,
a open, very flat beach.
Although windy, it is not too choppy, making it an excellent all year windsurfing competition site.
El Medano has already hosted the world championships.
Facilities include, Wind surfing club, hire and instruction.
Sea Trips:
From Tenerife one can go on excursions by sea, either in boats visiting other islands on organized cruises
or by renting sailing crafts.
The southwest of Tenerife is ideal for these purposes, as its coast overlooks a quiet strait 27 kilometres wide separating the island from
La Gomera.
This stretch of sea not only provides for easy and sunny sailing but also gives beatiful views of the mountains of both islands.
Snorkeling / Scuba coves
Puerto de Santiago: This rocky cove does not appear to have any particular name and is protected against out water by rocks. It has 3 different pools, usually calm and starting from very shallow to deeper water. All pools contain various marine life.
Playa San Juan: Located in the west of the island, the edges of this black sand
beach are surrounded by rocks.
La Caletta: small Spanish village, great snorkeling cove with flat rocks into
deeper water. Clear viewing, small flat reef, and located in the South of the island.
Buena Vista: Large rock pool formation with several pools and clear water. Located in the extreme North West of the island.
Trips to La Gomera:
There is a ferry (phone: +34 922700556) and a hydrofoil (Phone: +34 922796178) which makes
several trips daily from Los Cristianos harbour in Tenerife.
Submarine:
In Los Galletas harbour there is a submarine which makes short immersions every hour.
Phone: +34 922730013
Craft Rentals:
In any of the marinas, crafts are rented with or withour crew.
don Quijote offers you the best Spanish courses in Tenerife.
Information
MARINAS
Tenerife Royal Sailing Club
Tel. +34 922273700
Colon Marina
Tel. +34 922793661
Los Gigantes Marina
Tel. +34 922101601
GOLF CLUBS
Amarilla Golf Club
Tel. +34 922785464
Golf del Sur
Tel. +34 922731070
El Peñón
Tel. +34 922250240
WINDSURFING
Tenerife Insular Maritime Sports Centre
Tel. +34 922240945
El Medano
Tel. +34 922176174
LEISURE SPOTS
Cable Railway
Tel. +34 922383740
Loro Park
Tel. +34 922373841
Botanical Gardens
Tel. +34 922383572
Spanish Language
21 COUNTRIES
Spanish is the official language in 21 countries.
13% USA
In the United States 13% of the population speak Spanish as their first language.
GROWTH
The Latin-American countries are experiencing constant economic growth and because of that, are becoming more important as trading partners. A number of large Latin-American countries are on the verge of signing the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), set up by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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