Masca
Sign in to savethumb|right|View of La Gomera from Masca thumb|right|Shell of Hemicycla mascaensis, an endemic land snail of Tenerife, named after the village of Masca Masca is a small mountain village on the island of Tenerife. It was originally a Guanche settlement before the Spanish conquest in 1496. The village is now home to around 90 inhabitants. The village lies at an altitude of 650 m in the Macizo de Teno mountains, which extend up to the northwesternmost point of Tenerife.
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- Locality
- Buenavista del Norte
- Region
- Canarias
- Country
- España
- Population
- 150
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Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Masca - Macizo de Teno 03.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Masca in Tenerife
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canary Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Canary Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tenerife
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Buenavista del Norte
- Settlement.population_total
- 99
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Official language(s)
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- Spanish
- Settlement.timezone
- WET
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Masca auf Teneriffa (Zuschnitt).jpg
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- postal code
- 38489
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thumb|right|View of La Gomera from Masca thumb|right|Shell of Hemicycla mascaensis, an endemic land snail of Tenerife, named after the village of Masca Masca is a small mountain village on the island of Tenerife. It was originally a Guanche settlement before the Spanish conquest in 1496. The village is now home to around 90 inhabitants. The village lies at an altitude of 650 m in the Macizo de Teno mountains, which extend up to the northwesternmost point of Tenerife.
Forests including cypresses and palm trees abound. The village lies at the head of the Masca Gorge. The trail from the village down the gorge to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean is a popular, though strenuous, hiking route, which takes about 3 hours each way. These "hiking routes" are not just demanding but also strenuous, with conditions that can very easily claim your life, should you venture into them unprepared.
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