La Gomera

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<p>A commercial banana plantation in the Canary Islands. The miracle of water on dry uplands is evident. Similar plantations on La Palma were subsumed by lava in the recent volcanoes</p>

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Damien Enright: Bananas, bulldozers and the miracle of uplands water

<p>Artisan honey production has become very popular with farmers in La Gomera. No wonder – even cactus flowers are blooming and attracting honey bees. </p>

home and gardens

Nature calibrated to act by internal clock

home and gardens

Damien Enright: La Gomera's disappearing beach and those mouthwatering mackerel

home and gardens

Damien Enright: Visit the first city in Canaries but watch the raindrops!

home and gardens

Damien Enright: A happy ever after ‘tail’ of giant lizards of La Gomera

Where hippie ambience and vacationers’ expectations collide

La Gomera offers a uniquely different ‘vibe’ from other Canary islands in one important respect. Apart from its unique cloud forests, unspoiled beaches, walking paths and absence of glitzy resorts, a distinctive laid back feeling abides, writes Damien Enright

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018