Buenavista del Norte

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Buenavista del Norte
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Image:TF BuenavistadelNorte.png
Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)
Island: Tenerife
Area: 67.42 km²
Population 2006 : 5,225 ISTAC
Population density: 79.4/km²
Elevation: 0m - 500m
Postal code:
Town Hall Website: buenavistadelnorte.com

Buenavista del Norte (Spanish for "good view") is a municipality and town on the NORTH coast of Tenerife. It is located on the TF42 Road about 75 km West of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City), and 65km from Tenerife North Airport.

The towns streets hide sober architecture of clearly Andalusian extraction. Nevertheless, apart from the influence of the Conquistadors, there is a mixture of the traditions of Portuguese inhabitants and of Guanches, as the pre-Hispanic natives were known, which have helped to make up the particular charm of this district. The people have, due to the scarcity of resources, been characterised by an unquenchable spirit of conservation, which has kept alive traditions such as craftwork in bone, wood, cane and straw.[1]

North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Atlantic Ocean Buenavista del Norte East: Los Silos
South: Santiago del Teide