• Date of creation: 6th October 1954.
    Protective figure: PRUG (Royal Decree 1531/86 of 30th May)
  • Autonomous Community: The Canary Islands.
  • Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  • Island: La Palma.
  • Municipality: El Paso.
  • Geographical Coordinates: Longitude 17° 52' 7" W, latitude 28 º 42' 26" N.
  • Telephone: Visitors Centre: 922 922 280; Administrative Office: 922 922 282.
  • Surface of the park: 4,387.88 has.
  • Cultural values: Archaeological sites of the benahoaries (ancient inhabitants of the island). Galleries for the use of water.
  • Natural Values: Crater-like sunken area, dykes, cliffs, roques, ravines and volcanic cavities. Fountains and waterfalls. The dominant ecosystem is the canarian pine. High percentage of endemic species of flora and fauna.

 

 

Other information:

Supranational Networks: Natura 2000 (Z. E. C. and Z. E. P.A. Caldera de Taburiente), Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO).

From the 1st January 2010, the management of the Caldera de Taburiente National Park corresponds exclusively to the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.

  • ROYAL DECREE 1550/2009, 9th October, about the expansion of the functions and services of the State Administration transferred to the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, in terms of the conservation of nature (National Parks of Teide, Timanfaya, Caldera de Taburiente and Garajonay). (BOE, No. 270 of 9th November 2009).
  • Decree 226/2009, 3rd December, from the President, by which it is assigned to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning the management of National Parks, transferred by Royal Decree 1550/2009 on 9th October.

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