Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Gran Canaria

The name of this site has long been misleading, suggesting that it was a kind of convent where young noble women were cared for by priestesses until their marriage. This hypothesis has now been completely ruled out. It is in fact a very imposing collective granary, dug more than 800 years ago by the Aborigines. A total of 350 cavities, arranged on several levels to shelter cereals, the main resource of Gran Canaria. A circuit has been set up along this fortress, with explanatory panels and watchtowers.

Near Agüimes you will find the Lomo de los Letreros, the hill of inscriptions, located between the barrancos of Temisas and Balos. It is probably the most important set of rock inscriptions in Gran Canaria. The natural support of these Petroglyphs is a basalt massif that rises in the middle of the Barranco de Balos. It is thought that it may have been a sacred place for the Aborigines, with geometric shapes and human representations schematized as lines that may suggest the fingers of a hand.

Dated more than 1,600 years ago, this archaeological site includes the Cañada de los gatos, the most remarkable site of the Aboriginal period. It covers 19 stone structures, including about ten houses. Attesting to the importance of this coastal village, taking advantage of the running water from the caves. The tour also allows you to discover the cemetery of Las Crucecitas as well as "burial" caves, scattered on the eastern side of the caves. With beautiful views of Puerto de Mogán and the entrance to the caves from the cafeteria mirador.

With more than 137,000 m² of occupied space and nearly 900 graves, it is one of the largest Aboriginal cemeteries on the island. The graves are located on a "malpaís", a pile of rocks from an avalanche and dated about 1300 years ago. Of particular note is the "King's Burial Ground", a strategic point illuminated only on the day of the solstice. The circuit and the interpretation centre provide more information on the concepts of life and death of the Aborigines. With views of the impressive rocks of Amurga from the necropolis.