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El Golfo lagoon, Canary Islands, Spain
Gran Canaria: Europe's miniature continent
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Teide Peak, Canary Islands, Spain Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, Spain Ferro Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
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Thousands protest against overtourism in Spain's Canary Islands • May 18, 2025, 7:29 AM ET (Reuters)
Spanish NGO, Gov’t of Canary Islands donate over €1M worth of medical equipment to MOH • May 16, 2025, 2:59 AM ET (The Point)

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El Golfo lagoon, Canary Islands, Spain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Teide Peak, Canary Islands, Spain
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, Spain
Ferro
Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Canary Islands, c. 1900
Gran Canaria: Europe's miniature continent
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