Tamaraceite

Tamaraceite lies inland from the northeastern coast of Gran Canaria, among the ravines and fields above Las Palmas. Its name preserves a trace of the island’s indigenous inhabitants, who lived in this area before the Castilian conquest. Following the conquest, land around Tamaraceite was cultivated with grain, including wheat, barley and rye. The fields helped provide food for the growing settlement of Las Palmas on the coast.