Guatiza

Guatiza is a village in the municipality of Teguise in the northeastern part of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Its population was 812 in 2013.[1]

Guatiza
Village
Guatiza is located in Lanzarote
Guatiza
Guatiza
Location in Canary Islands
Guatiza is located in Canary Islands
Guatiza
Guatiza
Guatiza (Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 29°4′30″N 13°28′45″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Canary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandLanzarote
MunicipalityTeguise
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total812
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
35544

Guatiza is located 2 km from the east coast of Lanzarote, 8 km east of the town Teguise and 14 km northeast of the island capital Arrecife. Guatiza is known for its cactus garden, created by César Manrique. It covers 5,000 m² and has over 1,400 types of cactus and over 1,000 different species from America, Madagascar and the Canary Islands.

Guatiza was originally located on a slope of the mountain in which the cemetery stands today. In history, the Moors sacked Guatiza's homes several times in the past this was the reason that the homes are now located in a secure area from the pirates.[2]

Jardín de Cactus

References
  1. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, population
  2. "DISCOVERING THE HISTORY OF GUATIZA". Lanzarote Information.
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