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The island is the paradise for astrophysics. It is probabily the most beautiful of the Canarian islands. For that reason it is called "la isla bonita". When you climb the twisting road up you get above the clouds that seem like a white feather bed. You feel like jumping down into it...

 
Road to the observatories on the Roque de los Muchachos is for strong stomachs. There are really a lot of observtories on the Roque de los Muchachos.Observatories are mostly international.Just like in feather bed. William Herschel Telescope.William Herschel Telescope on the Roque de los muchachos. Left holand open telescope and rght swedish solar telescope.William Herschel Telescope on the Roque de los muchachos. Swedish have their solar telescope on the Roque de los Muchachos.Holand open telescope.The observatories contrast with high mountains nature.Carmelo - local very clever raven waiting on the sign of the national parkTelescope called Issak Newton
 
 
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