The magic of mountains

While I am on Tenerife, I am living in the apartment very, very near to the mountain in Adeje (Los Olivos) and 5 minutes drive with car to the beach. When I first arrived, I stayed in the apartment near Fañabe for two days and when I came to the current apartment, I immediately sensed the difference between living in the center of the city or near the mountains. Well, the energy is different.  City have very heavy energy, especially in places with lot of people or buildings piled to each other.  I never understood the meaning of living in the city “boxes” with no space or energy. Los Olivos is no better at all, but the only helpful thing is mountain behind it with refreshing air and energy.

View on Costa Adeje

There are plenty accommodations near the mountains, such is in Vilaflor, Adeje (Los Olivos),  There are plenty barrancos to hike upon (if you are a fan of this kind of activity), such as Barranco del Infierno (famous for waterfall, but it is closed now, although you can come there also if you go to other path and later turn in direction of barranco, but be aware, it is pretty dangerous), camino de Teresme etc. When you are hiking, all you need is comfortable (used, never new) boots, bottle of water, lightweight jacket, mobile phone (if you get lost or injured dial 112) and your strength. If you are younger then 40 and this is not the first time you are hiking, please, forget or donate the hiking sticks and “full equipment” to someone older. The path of Teresme was of vital importance to the inhabitants of the municipality since it facilitated the transit of people and allowed the exchange of goods between the coastal area and the zone of middle altitude. The path, at present, begins at the gate of the Casa Fuerte, near the Church of St. Ursula and the old Franciscan convent of Nuestra Señora de Guadelupe y San Pablo, declared as Value of Cultural Interest. This path is also connecting with other paths on the peak so you can choose which camino-way you want to go. 

I reached the peak after 1.20 hour (to get back from the peak took me 30 minutes only). I was tempting the luck because I started my hiking 2 hours before sunset. I had to get back running, which turn out as a good physical activity. If you are staying really near the mountains and you are sensible person, you will notice that your spiritual abilities intensified. One of the most popular ravine- barranco is Barranco de Badajoz near Guimar. You wonder why? It is popular because of alleged paranormal activities. There are of course legends that exist about this place. If you heard about Guanches, the native people which lived in Canary Islands, then you must heard about famous pyramids in Guimar, whell, this barranco is not very far away (it has never been proofed that Guanches built those pyramids) and the mummies have been also found very near barranco. Various paranormal activities were documented at this place, such us UFOs, mythological creatures of the guanches, ghosts, flares etc. There is a story about a little girl with the pears which lived in 19 century. The legend says that the girl went to pick pears but she disappeared and they never found her body, but that is not all. There are witnesses who claimed she reappeared after few years and she was the same age and in same clothes. After that, she has been seen again for couple of times. Other legend says, that she went to search pears and saw a white apparition in the cave which she entered. The apparition took her deeper into the cave where they ended in one big garden with many white creatures. After a while, the creatures took her out of the cave and let her go. Yes, many spooky stories. Do you dare to go there alone?