Museo Casa Cuevas, Artenara, Gran Canaria - Spain
N 28° 01.153 W 015° 38.741
28R E 436525 N 3099499
At Museo Casa Cuevas in Artenara you can explore originals caves where the local people used to live.
Waymark Code: WMXWX5
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 03/10/2018
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"The cave dwellings of Artenara were very important in the development of this area. The original inhabitants were from North Africa, a tribe of Berbers called the Canari. There is recorded evidence that the cave houses of the nearby village of Acusa were occupied continually from approx. 500AD to the 1970´s. So for about 1000 years before the Spanish conquest there were settlements in thhis area. The original inhabitants made the very intelligent dicision that farming land was too important to waste on housing, so they decided to make use of the natural rocks in the area to excavate cave houses and shelters. This is one of the reasons for the uique development of this area."
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It is free to enter the museum, but donations are welcome.
Theme:
Local life in the caves
Street Address:
Cave homes, Ethnographic Museum
Calle Párroco Domingo Báez 13
35350 Artenara
Las Palmas
spain
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: no
Hours of Operation:
11.30-16.30
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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