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Orchilla, a light at the end of the world
The old zero meridian used to pass through the island of El Hierro
The Orchilla lighthouse is much more than a simple maritime lighthouse. Located in the extreme west of the island of El Hierro, this place was, until the end of the century, the point where the world ended and began, a special island "finisterrae" that, until the discovery of America, had the honour of being the end of the known world. Today, Orchilla is an exceptional look out post to the sea, offering some of the most spectacular views of the island of El Hierro.
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The giant lizard of El Hierro
The first writings that refer to the existence of the large lizards found in the Canary Islands go back to the 2nd century BC. Plinio el Viejo speaks of an expedition undertaken by King Juba II of Mauritania where the adventurers arrived on an "island full of lizards". Many years later, in 1904, the chronicle of the Norman conquest undertaken by Jean de Bethencourt makes reference to the island of El Hierro saying that " there are lizards there as big as cats, but they don't hurt you and are not poisonous". From this point onwards, the chronicles of the conquest and the history of the islands cite the giant lizard as something of a curiosity. It wasn't until the 19th century that the first scientific texts about this species appeared. |
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