La Palma: El Paso & Tajogaite with an Official Guide
ID: GYG1195184-1834025
Category:
Country: Spain
Duration:
02:10 hours
Description
Discover the history and culture of El Paso on a guided walking tour. Learn about the 2021 Tajogaite volcanic eruption, visit the historic center, and explore the town's volcanic landscape.
Begin your journey at the historic church of El Paso, a landmark that tells the story of colonization, cultural imposition, and adaptation. Explore the arrival of the Castilian crown in the late 15th century, the role of religion in territorial control, the transformation of indigenous sacred spaces, and Mudéjar influences in Canarian religious architecture.
Learn how churches in the Canary Islands were not only spiritual centers but also administrative, cultural, and defensive nodes. From this point, trace how El Paso developed as a rural but influential municipality.
Next, explore the history of the Benahoaritas, an indigenous Amazigh-related people who inhabited La Palma long before Spain. Learn about their social organization and territorial divisions (cantons), daily life, agriculture, and pastoralism, sacred landscapes and astronomical knowledge, and archaeological remains in and around El Paso.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the history and culture of El Paso on a guided tour
- Learn about the 2021 Tajogaite volcanic eruption from a local guide
- Discover the history of the Benahoaritas, the island's indigenous people
- Visit the historic center of El Paso and learn about its role in the past
- Enjoy a short walking tour and a brief drive to a volcanic lookout area
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour is suitable for most physical conditions
Ideal for cruise passengers, short-stay visitors, and curious travelers
High information density, clearly structured
Personal storytelling combined with academic rigor
The guide will wear an official tour guide badge and will wait at the church
INCLUDED
- Official licensed tour guide
- Walking tour in El Paso
- Visit to historic church
- Walk to volcanic lookout area
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
