Masca is a small mountain village on the island of Tenerife. The village is home to around 90 inhabitants and 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.
The following shots are all of the Gorge hike:
Very hot in the Gorge! Dangerous in fact, 32 deg C!
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