He Town Hall of La Orotava will invest 1,250,000 euros of its own funds in the construction of a new urban park in the area of Los Trazos, next to CEIP Ramón y Cajal. With 9,300 square meters of surface, this green area it will be 55% larger than the park inaugurated in Opuntia in 2020. When it is finished, it will be one of the largest green areas in the Villa, only surpassed by the 10,000 square meters of the El Bosquito recreational area and by the Dona Chana Cultural Parkwith about 13,467 square meters.
The village mayor, Francisco Linares; the councilor of Urbanism, Narciso Perezand the Councilor for Parks and Gardens, Daisy Ramos, presented this Thursday, March 16, 2023, in the plenary hall, a project that will mean a significant change in model compared to the last actions carried out. It will be a more sustainable facility, with less consumption of irrigation water and with native species. The Town Hall of La Orotava Give up the grass and bet on the Canarian flora. There will be 59 trees and numerous shrubs, of species such as Canary Islands palms, dragon trees, strawberry trees, barbusano, Canary Islands pines, palo blancos, almácigos, wild olives, mocanes or junipers.
The use of local flora will also allow this new Los Trazos park It will become, according to Linares, “a great didactic classroom in which schoolchildren, neighbors or visitors will be able to learn about native species, thanks to the existence of explanatory panels with their characteristics.”
The project has been delayed due to complications in making the orotavense city council of the land needed for the works. The orography of the land, with a significant slope, has made it necessary to conceive a park with different levels, marked by trails, paths and viewpoints. In addition, there will be a large playground and a terrace-viewpoint on the upper level. Exercise equipment and a calisthenics area will also be installed, as in Opuntia.
The park will also have an attached public parking area, equipped with some 33 seats. The improvement and expansion of Puenteareas street will also allow for an increase in parking spaces in the area.
The project has been developed by the Municipal Technical Office. The Town Hall will obtain the resources to tender this work from the liquidation of the 2022 budget and charged to the remaining municipal treasury. The beginning of the works will be one of the first challenges of the municipal Corporation that emanates from the polls on May 28.
This park is located in an area inhabited by about 5,000 neighborswhich are distributed among the nuclei of Los Trazos, La Candelaria del Lomo and La Piedad
