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Cueva de Los Verdes

La Cueva de los Verdes is a unique formation of landscape and volcanological characteristics of extraordinary value. Located in the north of the island, and integrated into the vast volcanic landscape of the Malpaís de la Corona, it is one of the wonders hidden in the bowels of Lanzarote, endowed with a mysterious and special mythological character. The length of the cave reaches almost 8 kilometers, formed by a complex of tunnels and nooks and crannies with fascinating vaults and interior lagoons. Its visible section is formed by a kilometer of overlapping galleries with vertical interconnections, and its interior reaches up to fifty meters in height with widths of up to fifteen meters. Like los Jameos del Agua, La Cueva de los Verdes is a part of the volcanic tube generated after the eruption of the La Corona Volcano, approximately 4000 years ago. The underwater part of this tube is known as the Túnel de la Atlántida, one of the most relevant volcanic tunnels in the world. Used as a refuge for the population against the Berber pirates of North Africa during the XVI and XVII centuries, it is said that La Cueva de los Verdes owes its name to the surname of a family that used the cave and kept their livestock in the surrounding area. During the 1960s, the Cabildo of Lanzarote commissioned the adaptation of the cave to Jesús Soto, who would later become a collaborator of César Manrique, adapting it to make it one of the most desired attractions for travelers, scholars and scientists from all over the world, fascinated by this unique formation. Respecting the natural environment, the hand of man is limited to condition the path that leads us through the cave, as well as to introduce the ambient light and sound, which perfectly mimic, creating an atmosphere of a strange beauty and at the same time poetic.