Where to buy the guide books to the observatory

This guide book is now on sale from the Dragon Tree Publishing website, or from the following shops: Santa Cruz de La Palma Libreria Trasera La Molina Artesania Best of La Palma Papiro Libros Casa Fideo San Pedro Museo del Puro Libreria la Estrella Los Cancajos Artesania Las Nieves Bazar Costa Souvenir (beside Costa Salinas) Mazo El Molino Casa Roja/Belmaco Los Llanos Maria Luisa (Just below the church) Tijarafe El…

April 10, 2013
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Poppies

La Palma has lots and lots of wildflowers at this time of year. We even have five different poppies on La Palma. The Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, or Red Poppy is easily the commonest. This is the poppy that mostly grows wild in fields. The next commonest comes from California, which has a similar climate. And then there’s the opium poppies, which are presumably garden escapes. And finally…

April 6, 2013
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Cake and a view

La Palma has lots of spectacular viewpoints, (mirador in Spanish). Most people’s favourite is the at El Time, which is perched on the northern edge of the Angustias ravine in Tijarafe. It’s easy to find. Coming from Los Llanos, you drive down and down and down, round some pretty steep bends. After you cross the river, almost at sea-level, you drive up and up and up and up and up,…

April 2, 2013
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