About Canary Islands many legends are combined - for much the legend about the mythical earths lying behind Herculean columns (strait of Gibraltar) which can be seen at an input in the Gloomy sea is known, for example. Ancient authors named these islands paradise, the Champs Elys?e or gardens of Gesperid. One of the most authentic written certificates on islands we are obliged by Pliniju who in I century mentions the expedition sent on islands by Mauritian king Uba. Huge dogs have been brought To memory of a campaign from islands some. From here and the name of islands - from a Latin root “кан” (dog). Now descendants of representatives of this local breed - furious and impressing verdinos are known. 

Even in the earliest legends and historical narrations the island Tenerife is always mentioned Canary Islands, it Nivarija (Nivaria) still named. On island there is a mountain Tejde (3781), its top covered with snow is visible from distance in some miles. A kind of the majestic top rising above clouds, should be, made strong impression upon seafarers of all times and the people.

To a gain Europeans of island have been occupied by tribes гуанчес which social and economic development long time remains at level of an epoch of a paleolith - except for crafts and religious views. Гуанчи which lived to Tenerife, carried skins and fished. They were able to work with clay though did not use potter’s wheels. Their ornaments differed originality, and the darts made of volcanic breed, had sharp tips. Intricate enough were customs of burial, гуанчи well were able мумифицировать bodies. Many ancient and even modern historians and writers considered that Canary Islands are a visible and highest part of the sunk continent - Atlantis, and гуанчи - descendants of its inhabitants.

Among the tourists arriving to Tenerife the cities of La the Lagoon, as Puerto де ла Krus, Santa Krus, Los Kristianos and Plajja де лас Amerikas are considered as the most popular.

“The most beautiful city” - so has estimated Puerto де ла Krus known Spanish historian Klaviho. Long time of Puerto де ла Krus at all had no status of independent settlement, and there was at first under the care of the first capital of island of the city of La a Lagoon then became a part of Orotavy, serving for communication of a valley of Taoro with an external world. In 1706 under a lava of a volcano of Tejde the largest trading port of island Garachiko disappears, and the importance of port considerably increases in a valley of Orotava.