The Fire Mountains: Just as if the eruption had taken place yesterday. One can encompass the whole of Lanzarote without difficulty. The many attractions and unique natural phenomena are all quite close together. Excursions through the countryside become pleasant wanderings, during which one is constantly astonished by what one sees. One of the most important places to visit on this island of 800sq.km. is the National Park of Timanfaya. This is the approx, 52sq.km. area of the Fire Mountains. Las Montañas del Fuego, declared a place of outstanding natural beauty, was the centre of a volcanic catastrophe which occurred little more than 250 years ago. The mountains erupted for six years, between 1730 and 1736. Glowing molten lava poured from the depths of the earth, tuming whole villages into desert and swallowing up the farmers fertile land. more on page 2

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