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Hi all
Day 1
This was the last location of the day, almost 4 hours wandering around this huge site.
The info I found on the web.
"This is a leper colony that never was.
The idea was conceived toward the end of the Spanish Civil War. This part of Tenerife’s arid, windswept east coast was considered ideal as a location for
housing Spain’s lepers at a time when the disease was rampant; there were just under 200 cases on Tenerife alone. Nobody lived here; the big centres of
population lay to the north. It was conveniently out of the way."
Picture time........
The upper level of the church.
Right that`s your lot, thanks for looking, all and any comments are most welcome.
There is a metric boat load of more pictures on my FlickR site so head over to :- (Link below)
FlickR Leper Colony
Cheers Newage
Day 1
This was the last location of the day, almost 4 hours wandering around this huge site.
The info I found on the web.
"This is a leper colony that never was.
The idea was conceived toward the end of the Spanish Civil War. This part of Tenerife’s arid, windswept east coast was considered ideal as a location for
housing Spain’s lepers at a time when the disease was rampant; there were just under 200 cases on Tenerife alone. Nobody lived here; the big centres of
population lay to the north. It was conveniently out of the way."
Picture time........
The upper level of the church.
Right that`s your lot, thanks for looking, all and any comments are most welcome.
There is a metric boat load of more pictures on my FlickR site so head over to :- (Link below)
FlickR Leper Colony
Cheers Newage