Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife native to world islands. Trees and shrubs of other plant families are also displayed, organised in "biogeographical sections". All gardens are maintained with no pesticides and no fertilizers, different species of wild birds are easily seen in the palmetum. The Palmetum is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital city of the Western Canary Islands, in the district of "Cabo Llanos", by the Parque Marítimo César Manrique. It is an artificiall hill originally made of rubbish: a former landfill of the city, by the ocean. The average annual temperature is 21,7 °C and the absolute minimum temperature recorded is 13
Museum of the History of Tenerife Museum of the History of Tenerife The Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife () is part of the Autonomous Organism of Museums and the Cabildo de Tenerife. It opened in December 1993 in the property known as "Casa Lercaro" in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain. The museum holds out the prospect of spreading the history of the island of Tenerife, offering an overview of institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of the island, from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century. The museum also performs a task of research, rescue, preservation, dissemination and exhibition of heritage treasure