Museum Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Visitor Information

Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Visitor Information Centre

A cultural landscape that dates back to pre-European times within the Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve

The society that created the sacred sites along Gran Canaria's peaks was the most advanced of the pre-Conquest populations of the Canary Islands

The pre-European inhabitants of Gran Canaria were well-versed with the island and its resources to make tools and other items

The religion of the indigenous people of Gran Canaria mainly revolved around astral worship that was carried out on mountains that were considered scared

Ethnohistoric quotes

Risco Caído

The ancient traditions of Gran Canaria's earliest inhabitants are still alive along the island's peaks

The Risco Caído troglodyte complex is a sacred space that has lived on as testament to the island's pre-European culture

The ancient Canarios had a calendar based on the movement of celestial bodies