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Visit the Güímar Pyramids in the southeast of Tenerife

Tenerife – The island’s pyramids

In the southeast of Tenerife, about 24 km from Santa Cruz, you’ll find one of the island’s coolest mysteries: the pyramids of Guimar.

In front of these mysterious buildings, those who think Tenerife is just about beaches, sun, sea, and nightlife need to think again: these impressive structures pose a real puzzle, even for the most experienced scholars.

The pyramids, with their six stepped layers, are astronomically aligned to cast a cone of shadow during the summer and winter solstices. They’re made from carved lava stones and look a lot like those you’d find in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and especially Latin America.

The Tenerife Pyramid Park

No matter where the pyramids come from, there’s no doubt they’re truly fascinating structures. Visiting them is definitely worth it, especially since they’re located in what’s now an ethnographic park.

The park, besides being the archaeological site of the pyramids, has a museum, a navigation room, an auditorium, a restaurant, and a bar. The museum features fascinating exhibits showing the connections between America and Europe before Columbus, and in the auditorium, you can catch 15-minute films illustrating Heyerdahl’s theories.

How to visit the park

If you’re planning to visit the ethnographic park, you’ve got two types of tickets to choose from:

  • Standard. Includes areas like the Guimar Pyramid Museum, a documentary, expedition room, sustainable garden, outdoor trails featuring the pyramids, and a botanical garden split into four themed sections.
  • Premium. Includes all the activities from the standard entry plus the venomous garden and the exhibitions “Colonizing Polynesia” and “Rapa Nui, Extreme Survival.”

The park’s open every day from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

Check out this awesome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mMCwXrAic4

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