Marinalife Winter Edition

“Museo Atlántico” was made public in 2017 and holds 300 life-sized human figures.

Examples of individual exhibits in the Museo Atlántico underwater sculpture park, Lanzarote

Wandering through the lava tubes in Tenerife

Lava Tubes & Subterranean Tunnels Lava tubes and deep volcanic caverns riddle the Canary Islands. Several islands, such as Gran Canaria and Tenerife, have extensive pyroclastic fields and some display dramatic volcanic cones with impressive craters, such as Teide on Tenerife and Cumbre Vieja on La Palma. Given the range of erosional stages of the volcanic islands, each one offers a unique perspective.This means we could hike to the top of a volcanic rim that is covered in deep foliage (Gran Canaria), walk through volcanic moonscapes (Los Lobos), wander deep inside massive caverns (Lanzarote) and follow lava tubes deep inside (Tenerife). The different stages of each island display both the devastation and the beauty that volcanoes bring. As one explodes, another holds a breathtaking

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