28.07.2017 - Last Friday, a guided group of hikers in the Llano de Ucanca area in the Mount Teide National Park discovered a spiral that had been laid on the ground by unknown persons. It was probably the act of one or more persons from esoteric circles. The spiral is a symbol which was often used in the Mayan culture, and also in the Canary Islands by the Guanches. more...

28.07.2017 - A young man from San Miguel de Arona was recently arrested by Guardia Civil officers in Candelaria. The 28-year-old was running a marijuana plantation in an apartment in Candelaria. After collecting sufficient evidence against the suspect, they arrested him and obtained a house search warrant.
There they found 237 plants in various growth phases as well as all necessary equipment for a sophisticated and complex system for irrigation, lighting and temperature control of the plants as well as other typical equipment.
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28.07.2017 - Tonight the third Maspalomas Soul Festival will begin, a super summer party which runs until Sunday on the San Agustín beach. On Friday evening, the Sergio Palmer DJ Set, the superstar Earl Thomas, the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Vaneese & Carla Thomas (a tribute to Rufus Thomas), Scott Sharrad and Vasti Jackson (a tribute To Johnnie Taylor).
On Saturday DJ Jaime Falcón DJ followed by Banadú, Anthony Paule's Soul Orchestra, Barbara Blue, Wee Willie Walker and Terrie Odabi. The Baton Rouge Dixieland Band will perform in the street on Sunday at 12.30pm. more...

28.07.2017 - A marathon concert will be held this Friday and Saturday at the Playa del Castillo at Caleta de Fuste in Antigua in Fuerteventura. Up to 5,000 people will be able to dance in the sand. Admission is free. more...

27.07.2017 - The jazz festival in La Palma, called Enchanting Plazas, begins this Saturday. From July 29 to September 2, the Festival de Jazz de la Palma will fill these plazas with live music. If you would like to experience jazz in La Palma this weekend, you should be at the Plaza de Montserrat in Los Sauces on Saturday night at 9.30pm when the group Bitter Biscuit will be playing. Their music is inspired by the Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey and the Horace Silver groups from the 60s and 70s. They play older songs with new arrangements in several rhythms. more...

27.07.2017 - On Tuesday, the Canarian Vulcanological Institute, Involcan, announced that on the north east flank of Tenerife, an above-average amount of carbon dioxide is currently being released. At present, it is about 1,300 tonnes of CO2 per day, according to the evaluation of the geochemical campaign 2017. The normal values of a volcanic system in its resting state lie between 140 and 1,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide per day. For 17 years the Involcan/Iter team has been monitoring the geochemical parameters of Tenerife's volcanoes. High concentrations were only selectively detected in 2007 and during the last four scientific campaigns since 2013. more...