Gran Canaria - Soria

At first the mountain road slowly, then up the serpentines we climb the valley of Barranco de Arguineguin. There is minimal traffic. Of the tourists, cyclists tend to come here.

We arrive at a place called Soria. We leave the car in front of a local restaurant and descend into the valley to the Presa de Soria dam.

There used to be a lot more water here, but the current situation is diametrically different.

We cross the dam and head south along the Barranco de Arguineguín.

We descend to the steep edge of the gorge with several buildings.

In this part of the gorge it looks like a palm forest.

We return to the car and drive to the end of the road with parking. There is also a road only for tourists or off-road vehicles. Cascada Bonita waterfall does not show signs of water drops.

We continue about 500 meters up the path above the dam reservoir.

There are small boats under the local homestead. It is said that the water of the dam reservoir once reached here.

We return to Soría and visit a local restaurant. They have a range of Canarian specialties. It is instructive to study documents and photographs related to the construction of the dam reservoir.