Nature News

In the north of La Palma, everything is green and forested, so I was surprised when I saw all of the black volcanic rocks. There were only a few small green plants growing here and there. I was hiking with a friend from another Canary Island called Lanzarote, and she said that the hike reminded her of what it looks like on her island. To her, the view of volcanic rocks is beautiful, and I agree. 

Other Nature News from this week:

There are many natural springs of fresh water in La Palma. A woman named Angelés showed me one in Garafia, where she used to collect their water every day. Now, the fountain is covered with dirt and rocks and needs to be cleaned. To spread the word, she made a video of her cleaning the fountain to post to Facebook and asked me to talk about the fountain in English in the video as well. 

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