Legend has it that about 1,000 years ago the demon awakened, a being full of anger and fury that destroyed everything in its path. The Guanches saw and suffered the feared awakening of Guayota, the evil one who opened the earth to descend the slopes among ash and lava in Echeyde. The volcano of Teideamazing, enigmatic and alive inside, this opens Christmas in Tenerife with all its legends to enrich the visit on the Cable Car, which from today makes a new ‘stop’ for the aboriginal history of the great Echeyde.
Generation after generation, the icon of Tenerife has locked up in its bowels thousands of stories, rooted in the memory of the Canary Islands and that now Teide Volcano opens to visitors Teide cable car to make them participate in it. The ‘Science and Legend’ exhibitionlocated in the Teide Cable Car Visitor Center, combines mythological and scientific stories to create a new cultural and leisure proposal that improves the experience of the Teide cable car.
Who Guayota? How was the Teide? How did the ancient inhabitants of the island experience that moment? What was that eruption like and how did it change the island forever? ¿How tall is Teide?? The 3,715 meters high of the highest peak in Spain contains thousands of questions and answers, which with the scientific advice and collaboration of the Museum of Nature and Archeology (MUNA) of the Island Council of Tenerife and the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcán), entity attached to the Government of the Canary Islands, are answered in the Teide Legend exhibition ‘Science and legend’. This exhibition will be a permanent attraction in the activities in Tenerifeoffering a journey to the past and present with the help of the first settlers of the island, the Guanches, delving into their way of living and using the resources of the Teideand that recreates the Teide eruption about 1,000 years ago and much more, with the reproduction of a mummy guanche
The eruption that shaped the summit of Teide It is the epicenter of a story that has its roots in the island itself and in its oldest memory, mixing panels, video reproductions and scientifically proven data about the eruption in Tenerife to give shape to the legend and to know more and better the enigma and magic that surrounds the highest peak in Spain. Today dormant, this volcano according to the Guanches is the home and prison of the devil ever since, in a story that in this exhibition is told through the illustrations of Luis Suárez, one of the Canarian cartoonists with the greatest international projection in the world of art. comic. The script and texts of this exhibition in the Teide cable car They are by María Mengual, one of the most recognized cultural heritage experts, along with the design and layout by Javier Martínez.
The young Guanche Tassat, the sun goddess Magec, the Guayota demonthe sorcerer Guañameñe, the protective guardian of the Achamán Guanches, are some of the characters who return to life to compare the different eruptive phases from the perspective of science and legend, two apparently opposite versions, but very connected to each other.
Teide, essential this Christmas in Tenerife
The ‘Science and Legend’ exhibition is a new and entertaining way to learn about the Teide National Park and its mythological history. The visit, included in the purchase of the Cable Car ticket, is also open to the general public even on days when the Teide cable car Do not operate due to weather reasons. In addition, access to the exhibition is free for children up to 13 years old.
The exhibition of Volcano Teide Experience seeks not to leave anyone indifferent, with a activity new for Tenerife at Christmas for children and also for the not so children, with an experience in the form of a comic and at the hands of demons, gods and Guanche aborigines.
For people interested in enjoy Teide this Christmasthis is one of the activities in Tenerife favorites for those who travel wanting to explore and discover what the island can offer you. This leisure and science proposal is intended for curious people, who like to learn and expand knowledge by fully entering into the experience. Teide to learn about its origin, volcanology, about the Guanches, legends and curiosities. Alone, as a family, in couples or in a group, the ‘Science and Legend’ exhibition has been designed to improve the visitor experience nature lovers and to continue improving the offer of leisure in Tenerife with new outdoor activities.
