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Momias guanches del Malpaís de Candelaria

Candelaria, Tenerife - Valle de Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Momias guanches del Malpaís de Candelaria

Historical milestone · Candelaria, Tenerife - Valle de Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Image of Candelaria, not of the place itself.

Several Guanche mummies have been found in the crags and highlands of Araya, as well as in the Malpaís de Candelaria; one found in the Malpaís was dated to around 1133 AD. They stand as evidence of the funerary practices of the old menceyato of Güímar.

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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