Timanfaya National Park, Islas Canarias, Spain, Nikon D810, January 2020_426
Timanfaya National Park is situated in the southwestern part of the Spanish Island of Lanzarote, Canary Island. The park is named Timanfaya meaning Fire Mountains because the broad area was affected by volcanic eruptions which struck Lanzarote between 1730 and 1736 and subsequent eruptions in 1824. Some parts of the park is strictly regulated to protect the delicate flora and fauna after UNESCO designated Lanzarote as one of the biosphere reserves covering the whole of the island in 1993.
Access to the park by the public is strictly regulated to protect the delicate flora and fauna. There are one or two footpaths, and a popular short route where one can visit by camel. There is a public car park from which one can tour the volcanic landscape by coach using a road that is otherwise closed to the public.
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