On-line Madrid based learning language website www.Busuu.com has taken the unprecedented step of adding the ancient and endangered language of Silbo, a language native only to Gomera in the Canary Islands, to its list of learning campaigns to keep the language alive.
A flimsy vessel carying 71 young men arrived in rough seas approximately 200 metres off La Puntilla beach opposite Hotel Gran Rey in Valle Gran Rey on January 1.
A council cleaner found more than he bargained for when he was cleaning the beach at Vallehermosa, in the north of La Gomera. He alerted the police who collected 16 bundles containing 20k of cocaine. An investigation has now been opened by the Guardia Civil, who hope to discover where the drugs came from and where they were destined for.
Tourists intent on exploring the wonderful countryside of La Gomera on foot are being warned not to under-estimate the conditions. The alert follows a rescue on the island of a married Belgian couple who went rambling but got lost.
La consejera de Educación, Universidades, Cultura y Deportes, Milagros Luis Brito, anunció en la isla las obras de restauración de la Iglesia de El Salvador, en Alajeró, por importe de 348.587,02 euros.
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On-line Madrid based learning language website www.Busuu.com has taken the unprecedented step of adding the ancient and endangered language of Silbo, a language native only to Gomera in the Canary Islands, to its list of learning campaigns to keep the language alive.
A flimsy vessel carying 71 young men arrived in rough seas approximately 200 metres off La Puntilla beach opposite Hotel Gran Rey in Valle Gran Rey on January 1.
Tourists intent on exploring the wonderful countryside of La Gomera on foot are being warned not to under-estimate the conditions. The alert follows a rescue on the island of a married Belgian couple who went rambling but got lost.
Extensive work to save the giant lizard of La Gomera appears to be paying off.