Tourism in the Canary Islands beaches of Europe (Playa del Ingles, Las Canteras, etc.). Gran Canaria has near 50% of its territory declared an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This island is usually called "a continent in miniature" because of the diversity of its landscapes. Lanzarote, the most northeasterly of the Canary Islands, has been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It has an arid volcanic landscape and there are about 300 volcanic cones on the island. The island has a low-key approach to tourism and the traditional architecture of island's interior are taken into consideration. This approach was influenced by the artist César Manrique, who was from
Religion in the Canary Islands to the Canary Islands from the Indian merchants who settled on the islands from the decade of the 70 of the XIX century. These are initially concentrated around the free ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to later settle in other places on the islands. The Buddhism is considered a relatively recent religion in the Canary Islands, as the first communities belonging to this religion began to be counted in the 80s of the 20th century. At present, the Tibetan schools stand out. In 2005 two canarian Buddhist converts were recognized as dharma teachers