Guatiza offers different ways to experience its landscape and culture: the Jardín de Cactus preserves the shape of a former quarry, while the Cantera de Tinamala offers insights into volcanic geology. A hiking route between Teguise and Guatiza, together with the Cristo de las Aguas church, adds cultural heritage and local history to these themes. This way, you can explore the destination’s distinctive features according to your interests.
Jardín de Cactus: a quarry turned garden
The Jardín de Cactus was created in a former quarry where volcanic material was extracted. Its terraces preserve the shape of the former excavation site. The grounds thus combine a garden with a still-visible industrial past: the levels follow the contours of the original excavation. At the same time, the plants take centre stage. The Jardín de Cactus is home to nearly 500 cactus species from around the world. If you are especially interested in cacti, this combination of international biodiversity and the shape of the former quarry offers a distinctive point of interest.
Cantera de Tinamala: geological history and quarrying
The exposures at the Cantera de Tinamala reveal the internal structure of a tuff cone made up of partially welded pyroclastic deposits from ballistic ejecta. These are deposits of ejected volcanic material that have partially welded together. The focus is therefore not only on the cone’s external shape, but also on its geological structure. Block quarrying at the Cantera also created a striking terraced cut. Tinamala thus brings two distinct questions together: how is the tuff cone structured, and how has the extraction of material shaped its visible form? One of the quarries at the Cantera de Tinamala also has a cultural history: the opera Aida was performed there.
PR-LZ-04: hiking through a cultural landscape
On Lanzarote, PR-LZ-04 between Teguise and Guatiza is one of ten signposted short hiking trails. The route lets you explore the eastern part of the municipality of Teguise and highlights its agricultural heritage. This gives the trail a different focus from the plant life of the Jardín de Cactus or the geological exposures at Tinamala: here, the cultural landscape takes centre stage. If you are considering hiking as part of your trip, PR-LZ-04 offers a specific way to explore this theme.
Church and feast days in Guatiza
In the centre of Guatiza stands the distinctive Iglesia del Cristo de las Aguas. Construction of the Santo Cristo de las Aguas church in Guatiza began in 1832; it houses a painting of Saint Margaret from the 18th century. The church’s history thus brings together different periods: construction began in the 19th century, while the painting dates from the century before.
The traditional feast days in honour of Santo Cristo de las Aguas are a religious and cultural event for the local community. The programme for the 2025 feast days included solemn processions, liturgical ceremonies, cultural activities, concerts, open-air dances and family-friendly events. The 2025 celebration was open to everyone. If you would like to plan your trip around the feast days, check the dates for your travel period.
The Cristo de las Aguas pilgrimage is also part of the religious traditions. It honours a crucifix that, according to local tradition, appeared in the sea off Los Cocoteros in the mid-19th century.
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