Directory of Valleseco
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Valleseco is a lovely green region of Gran Canaria, located 7 kms. center-north of Teror and 28 kms. from the capital. It is formed by two main canyons: Barranco de la Virgen and Barranco de Madrelagua, and a not so "Seco" (dry) central valley ("valle"), for which receives its paradoxical name the town.
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Within the village of Valleseco, you will find the Ethnographic Museum, where you can learn more about a typical Canarian product, el gofio, a kind of flour made of toasted corn, widely used all over the islands. The Tourist Information Office of Valleseco is also situated at this point.
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They use local products to make high quality traditional Canarian food. From 2010, They have formed part of a Gastronomic Improvement Programme promoted by Hecansa (Hoteles Escuela de Canarias- Canarian Training Hotels).
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The laurel forest is one of the more diverse ecosystems of our island and which hosts a wealth of interesting endemic faunal. Species that require more moisture refuge in shady areas, hidden under leaves, rocks or logs: earthworms, slugs, snails, spiders, myriapods ... Among insects abundant endemic beetles, earwigs, pseudoescorpiones, grasshoppers , bees and butterflies and moths. Among vertebrates are the birds, reptiles and shrews.
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Esencias de Valleseco: The soul of our land in every scent
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Valleseco township has a significant heritage of traditional rural architecture, linked to farms that are scattered in throughout the territory or in small groups here and there. An excellent example of one of these groups of homes are in Monagas, it's a wonder how their location and their landscape seem to absorbed them.
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Juan González García is a young craftsman who always applies his aesthetic sensibility and know how to his carpentry. He comes from a family of several artisans, with whom he worked for many years until he established his own workshop and now specializes in restoring antique furniture.
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The roots of our customs and the folklore of our land is represented by folk music groups:
- Parranda Los Paperos (C/Cura Caballero, s/n, tlf. 928-631963)
- Grupo de Baile de Zumacal (tlf. 928-630319/928-630555)
- Grupo Folklórico Abenechara (tlf. 928-618127/928-618260)
- Agrupación Folklórica “San Vicente Ferrer” (tlf. 928-61 83 00/61 80 22)
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In the center of Valleseco, you can find this bar and take away, where you can eat homemade dishes.
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The main ethnographic elements that can be found in the town revolves around the use of water (aquaduct, ponds, sinks, mills, wells or galleries) and farms (houses, yards, caves or Alpendre).
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Much of the municipality (80%) are classified as protected natural area. On one side, the Rural Park Doramas occupies the northern half of town, encompassing areas such as Barranco de la Virgen, where you can still enjoy an interesting laurel forest stronghold of great botanical Integral and on the other side the Natural Reserve of Barranco Oscuro.
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TOWN HALL 928 61 80 22
TOURISM OFFICE 928 61 80 22 ext 221
LOCAL POLICE 928 61 89 08/616 98 81 84
CIVIL GUARD (TEROR) 928 63 00 84
TAXIS 928 61 80 80
HEALTH CENTRE 928 61 99 80
QUEMIST'S 928 61 80 29
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Straddles a beautiful ravine and provides amazing viewpoints of Teror and Las Palmas.
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Valleseco' s Ecological Market, known as EcoValles is the first ecological market in the island. It has 10 stands which provide differents products such as dairy or packet products, all of them certified
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The Cafetería Churrería Grill 3 Girasoles is situated in the center of Valleseco.
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Osorio Peak is a natural viewpoint from which you can see the north of the island...
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If you want to eat the best pastries and cakes, come to this bakery situated in the center of Valleseco.
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The first Sunday of October another festival is held in our municipality, the Apple Festival in honour of Our Lady of la Encarnación. Villagers on carts, dressed in traditional costumes, come in pilgrimage to offer their products to the Virgin on the eve of the main day
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After 15 years working in the quarries of Arucas, he established himself as an independent craftsman, taking full advantage of his gift of drawing that he had cultivated since his childhood.
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The reason to build this church in honor of Saint Dominican from Valencia was because of the great devotion that the inhabitants of Valleseco had for him since he was in the holy Church of Teror which was their church before Valleseco separated. The congregation, in which all neighbors belonged, built the first chapel, with the tax money collected in 1170. It was later replaced by the present church.
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