The Camino Real de Chasna is a historic route that has connected the northern and southern regions of the island for more than five hundred years. It was a commercial, territorial, bureaucratic, social and cultural communication route between La Orotava and Vilaflor. It is the axis around which the ties that led both town councils to twin the two towns grow. A fact that culminated in the act held in the Plaza Obispo Pérez Cáceres, in Chasna, with which the corporations fulfilled the unanimous plenary agreement that they adopted on June 14, 2021.
The mayor of Vilaflor de Chasna, Agustina Beltrán, and the mayor of Orota, Francisco Linares, valued the links and collaboration between the two municipalities throughout history “and the many ties and multiple connections that endure.” For this reason, they announced that they will continue to carry out recreational and cultural events in both municipalities. The official chasnero chronicler, Judge Nelson Díaz, glossed over the brotherhood of both towns and the role played by the Camino de Chasna.
A route that currently the Camino de Chasna gains importance, becoming part of the Network of Paths of the Cabildo de Tenerife and serving as an axis for other routes. The cultural and environmental values of the road have also been recovered, promoting its potential as a tourist and educational resource. This road was used by the aborigines for cattle transhumance, crossing the Las Cañadas National Park. Thus, the two main menceyatos of the Island were linked: Abona and Taoro. After the conquest, Vilaflor was part of the Orotavense judicial party. The road between both municipalities through the National Park downplays the importance of the Camino as a means of communication.
