Bandama Caldera

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Leisure · Subcategory: Viewpoints

The Bandama Caldera is a large volcanic caldera with steep walls. Together with the Pico de Bandama it forms the Bandama natural monument, which in turn belongs to the Tafira Protected Landscape. The name Bandama comes from a 16th-century Flemish merchant named Daniel Van Damme, who lived in Gran Canaria and bought the land occupied by the caldera to cultivate vines.

The highest point is the Cruz de la Atalaya (706 metres) and it extends between the ravines of Las Goteras and Guiniguada, descending northeast towards the coast. This area was formed over more than 9 million years, until about 5,000 years ago, when the last volcanic processes began that gave rise to the caldera and the Pico de Bandama volcano. This space is made up of gentle forms such as ridges, plateaus, flat areas and valleys with gentle slopes, where the elevations are the result of the volcanoes of its last eruptive cycle.

Its viewpoint at the summit of the peak offers spectacular 360° views, from which parts of the municipalities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde and Santa Brígida can be seen.

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