La Rambla de Castro - paisaje protegido, nature reserve in Tenerife, Spain. Dron, trekking, walking

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Address: Camino del Guindaste, 3, 38410 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

ES: Paisaje Protegido de la Rambla de Castro
EN: Rambla de Castro protected landscape

The Rambla de Castro Protected Landscape is a protected area located in the municipality of Los Realejos, north of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

Description
It is a protected natural area of ​​45.9 hectares composed of an enclave of great landscape value where an outstanding palm grove of Canarian palms (Phoenix canariensis) coexists with some specimens of dragon tree (Dracaena draco), along with other plant and animal species, especially birds.

The entire surface of the space is declared an area of ​​ecological sensitivity, extending it outside the space and on the lands adjoining it to the south.

Culturally some buildings stand out such as:

La Casona de los Castro, an old 16th century house of the family that owned the place and its farms. Today it is under restoration in order to host a visitor center.
The Hermitage of San Pedro, built in the 16th century and renovated in the 18th century, which houses the image of the Apostle, a complete carving of the island baroque.
The Fortín de San Fernando, a defensive fortress that was built at the end of the 18th century and that in 1808 had an embrasure made up of five cannons (of which three are still preserved today), placed by Agustín de Bethencourt y Castro. Its construction was mainly due to the state of insecurity that prevailed in the coastal waters, due to the presence of pirates who attacked the boats that left the islands towards the peninsula.

Ruins of the water lift.
The Elevador de Aguas de Gordejuela, an old hydraulic pumping station in ruins that can be seen from the Castro mansion to the east and from many other areas of this natural setting. This industry was built in 1903 by the Hamilton house. It is a work that marked a milestone in its time due to the complexity of the terrain and the installation of the first steam engine on the island of Tenerife. Its objective was to use the waters that originate in Gordejuela to give motive power to a flour mill, and raise them to the banana growing areas in the Orotava valley.
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