The Mother of Water

Rambla de Castro, Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

La Madre del Agua (which means The Mother of Water in Spanish) is an idyllic willow grove where a small water spring comes out of a cave called Cueva del Naciente de Madre del Agua.
The water that emerges from here comes from the forest on the summit, which filters down until it reaches a layer of impermeable rock and then trickles down the island like an underground waterslide, until it emerges along the walls of the ravine.This is a common phenomenon on the island, but in this area it is especially common, The flow of water has reduced due to overexploitation in the past and a reduction in rainfall.

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