Posted April 27, 200718 yr http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=28.053329,-16.714411&spn=0.00676,0.010042&t=k Take a ride around the island see how dense and well-developed some of the new developments are! I can hardly tell where the new and old development begins in certain areas...
April 28, 200718 yr holy cow --- who knew? thats an amazing amount of what looks like very well controllled mega development. the only thing i knew about tenerife was that is was the place that airliner that lost its gas coasted into safely on "seconds from disaster" on cable.
April 28, 200718 yr If you look at the coast line, esp. on the southern side, you'll see a lot of mega developments -- planned roads, new buildings, etc. that probably cater a lot to the Europeans. The highway system is very well developed, and in the major cities, you have tunnels instead of cut-throughs. I was quite surprised at all this!
April 28, 200718 yr Tourism is the most prominent industry in the Canaries and it is one of the major tourist destinations in the World. In 2005, 9,276,963 tourists (excluding those from mainland Spain) came to the Canary Islands. Tenerife had 3,442,787 arrivals that year, excluding the numbers for Spanish tourists which make up an additional 30% of total arrivals. According to last year's Canarian Statistics Centre's (ISTAC) Report on Tourism the greatest number of tourists from any one country come from the United Kingdom, with more than 1,600,000 tourists in 2005. In second place comes Germany followed by Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Italy, France, Austria, Ireland and Switzerland. Santa Cruz de Tenerife as seen from San Andres' Industrial Estate Santa Cruz de Tenerife as seen from San Andres' Industrial Estate Tourism is more prevalent in the south of the island, which is hotter and drier and has many well developed resorts such as Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos. More recently coastal development has spread northwards from Playa de las Americas and now encompasses the former small enclave of La Caleta. After the Moratoria act passed by the Canarian Parliament in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, no more hotels should be built on the island unless they are classified as 5 star-quality and comprise different services such as Golf Courses or Congress facilities. This act was passed with the goal of improving the standard of tourism service and promoting environmentally conscious development.
April 28, 200718 yr Pretty cool, but when I pulled back to see exactly where the island was, I was amazed to see it was just one great big volcano! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 28, 200718 yr I was actually there two years ago, and it seemed like the entire island was under construction or brand new(especially along the water). Here are a few pictures of what it looks like from the ground (and of myself so proof that I was there). I felt like I was the only American there. The girl in one of the pictures was my European girlfriend at the time from Holland. Plus I'm currently drinking Heineken right now!
April 28, 200718 yr murray's actually been there? and we got pics. cool. that last picture...now we know know where all the bees disappeared to!
May 8, 200718 yr yeah, I must have went there before it got expensive. We had 3 bedrooms suite on the side of the mountain for like $80 a night. Even flying there wasn't expensive (coming from Europe though)..like $250 a ticket. Like I said before, everything seemed underconstruction while I was there, and these pictures are from a very select area. I'm sure its much more different (and expensive!) nowadays...but everything felt very nice and new. Crains galore.
May 8, 200718 yr sorry for turning this into an auxilary pics page...but here are a few more: included: "two"-lane road in the middle of the island, and all you could eat food!
May 8, 200718 yr Personally, i thought the island was very "planet of the Apes-ish" appropriate since its a volcanic island. I agree with Murray Hill, its like a euro only place. Luckily I speak spanish so I could "pass" but I think the attitude of the people is just as bad a san tropez.
May 8, 200718 yr No offense but you should expect such an island to lead the way for smart growth. Theres a reason why Japan is so densely populated. The pictures are really interesting though. It looks like an awesome place to visit!
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