Showing posts with label Puerto de la Aldea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puerto de la Aldea. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

La Fiesta del Charco

La Fiesta del Charco in Puerto de la Aldea honors the way of life of the ancestors of the Canary Islands. This ceremony presents an old fishing technique called embarbascada. Every year, September 11 at 5:00 pm, people in clothes gather around El Charco and then jump into the water with joy and try to catch fish with their hands.

People gathered around the lake

Everyone is jumping into the water












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Degollada de El Perchel

Near Puerto de la Aldea there is a beautiful viewpoint to the west coast. On the way, you can see the old fortification of the Spanish army built for the fear of invasion by the Allies.

Puerto de la Aldea
Degollada de El Perchel
Old fortification 

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Puerto de la Aldea

A small fishing port, with a beautiful beach and El Charco lagoon. On September 11, the Fiesta del Charco performs here.


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