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Los Realejos (pop. 32,588) is under the shade of the great slopes of the Las Cañadas del Teide mountain range. During the last few years this town has grown in importance and population. It is mainly agricultural surrounded by great banana plantations; even though today it has become a tourist extension of Puerto de la Cruz and thus, one can find many hotels and first-class residential quarters. La Concepción Church has got a magnificent Baroque Altar and a jasper sculptured Baptismal font. In Los Realejos one also finds the oldest Island's Church - the Santiago Parish - constructed in 1498.
On its coast there is a beautiful black-sand beach - El Socorro - and landscapes of exuberant beauty surround the whole city, among which one can highlight the already mentioned Rambla de Castro (Castro's Avenue).
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"Pirámides de Güímar" is an Ethnographic Park with a great archaeological and historical value.
Within its premises we will come across six step pyramids (having great resemblance to those found in South America, Egypt, Sicily, Sardinia, Tahiti. e.t.a.).
The park also includes an outstanding museum, where we can discover the cultural parallelisms between the old and new worlds. In its exclusive auditorium, the world famous anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl uncovers his views and ideas, through a documentary. The primitive navigation centre, will tell us more about how navigation in ancient times was undertaken, holding small scale replicas of reed boats, (used by Thor Heyerdahl himself in his incredible adventures across the oceans), and a real life size replica of the "RaII". Last but not least we will also encounter the exposition centre, where at present, a great photographic exposition dedicated to the "Canarian Dragon Trees" can be seen.
The Park is also orientated towards handicap persons, and offers all services available: children's playground, Café bar, shop, eta. Not to forget that Conferences, Incentives, Gala Dinners, Cocktails, Team Building events, e.t.a, can be also organised within its premises.
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