Point of interest
Parque Arqueológico Maipés de Agaete
4 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Alina
December 27, 2021
After enjoying Puerto de Las Nieves and its natural pools, visit the nearby Maipés Archaeological Park. The Maipés is a an arid, rocky area of volcanic lava flow in which a funeral mound of aboriginal culture is preserved. One of the most spectacular burial mounds on volcanic material in the whole of the Canaries.
Toñi
May 20, 2022
Maipés es un malpáis o colada volcánica de mas de 1300 año donde se conservan mas de 700 tumbas de antiguos Canarios. ESPECTACULAR!!
Juan Carlos
November 7, 2021
Right at the foot of the Pinar de Tamadaba, in the northwest of the island, is the Maipés Archaeological Park. Nestled in the town of Agaete, on the road to the Valley, Maipés is a sacred place that seems to be hidden by the lava from a volcano. Maipés Archaeological Park A cemetery with about 700 graves, in large burial mounds 8 meters in diameter and 3 meters high, built with volcanic stones. They are a direct memory of the first inhabitants of Gran Canaria, with burials more than 1,300 years old in some cases, which mark the traces of the ancient aboriginal society.———————————————— Justo al pie del Pinar de Tamadaba, en el noroeste de la isla, se encuentra el Parque Arqueológico del Maipés. Enclavado en el pueblo de Agaete, en el camino al Valle, el Maipés es un lugar sagrado que parece escondido por la lava de un volcán. Parque Arqueológico del Maipés Un cementerio con cerca de 700 tumbas, en grandes túmulos de 8 metros de diámetro y 3 metros de altura, construidos con piedras volcánicas. Son un recuerdo directo de los primeros habitantes de Gran Canaria, con enterramientos de más de 1.300 años de antigüedad en algunos casos, que marcan las huellas de la antigua sociedad aborigen.
Right at the foot of the Pinar de Tamadaba, in the northwest of the island, is the Maipés Archaeological Park. Nestled in the town of Agaete, on the road to the Valley, Maipés is a sacred place that seems to be hidden by the lava from a volcano. Maipés Archaeological Park A cemetery with about 700…
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Location
Agaete, CN