<< Our Photo Pages >> Cuevas de Bandama - Cave or Rock Shelter in Spain in Canary Isles
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Cuevas de BandamaCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 9.248 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Canary Isles Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Santa Brigida Nearest Village: La Atalaya
Latitude: 28.035180N Longitude: 15.45718W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The Cuevas de Bandama are situated inside the vulcanic crater of Bandama and thus one of the most exciting ancient sites on Gran Canaria. It is possible to visit this site by a short walk on a footpath. You can find here former rooms and granaries and with some luck petroglyphs.
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