Made by Julia Socorro, @islassem
The Charcos Azules of Los Azulejos in Veneguera, should not be confused with El Charco Azul de Agaete.
The visit in the rainy months invites the hiker to rediscover nature. Actually the water is running all year long – unless it is a very dry year – since the basalt does not let the water go away.
The different pools are between 4,70 and 5,00 meters deep. The accumulated rainwater allows the walker to take a refreshing bath while enjoying nature.
Los Charcos Azules are located on the island of Gran Canaria in a magical corner, in the La Manta ravine. These areas are being more visited after the boom of the pandemic where people could not leave the island for various reasons, they went to meet nature motivated by social networks and the photographs and experiences that were shared in this area.
Now, every time it rains, it is filled with people interested in feeling this abundant nature. Some for taking the best photo, getting to enter the protected area. They run off the beaten track, even being rescued by helicopters.
Los Charcos Azules and these ravines were formerly the area of dovecotes, dove hunters. Now canyoning is practiced, in the La Manta ravine there are waterfalls up to twenty-five meters high. People come to hike and meanwhile, the number of people who are drawing new trails is increasing.
When we visit Los Charcos Azules, we are on the trails that connect us with the Ojeda or Inagüa Pinar. This is one of the best preserved pine forests. The locals know the Ojeda pine forest since at the time of the conquest these lands belonged to Pedro de Hojeda, the Ojeda house being currently La Casa Forestal de Inagua.
We entered Los Charcos Azules de los Azulejos with the photographer Yaiza Socorro on a Monday accompanied by Megui Hernández and Marcos Cabrera, colleagues and photographers. They advise us to go with good shoes, water, a hat, sunscreen and swimwear so as not to want to give ourselves a good marujo.
There they met a couple of hikers from Madrid, Cristina and Marcos, who have been amazed at the versatility of the island. They tell us – The hiking route in the Canarian paradise has been exciting, the ascent and the incredible views –. We have also seen other foreign hikers on this day, a Monday.
It is a steep access and you have to be well prepared. If you have the opportunity to go during the week, you will see everything better, there are fewer people and you will enjoy nature better.
The Charcos Azules are inside the Tejeda volcano and this volcano gives the colors.
The blue finch is inside the highest mountain of Inagüa, four or five kilometers above. The blue chaffinch does not reside within the area of Los Charcos Azules.
If we want to know Los Charcos Azules de los Azulejos in Venegueras, we can do it for three tickets:
- The GC200, in Los Azulejos. It is a route for a person who is physically fit. It takes thirty minutes to get there and the slopes are considerable.
- La Aldea, La Degollada de La Aldea, Tazarte. When the La Aldea highway is inaugurated, there could be an improvement in access to Los Charcos Azules from here.
- From the road that comes from La Cruz de San Antonio, asking the Cabildo for permission.
When the ravines are flowing with plenty of water, people come to enjoy this magical corner, to feel in their bodies, to listen to the chirping of the birds... to rock their souls with this tremendous and spectacular peace that some of the landscapes offer. of Gran Canaria, better preserved.
