Famara is the main mountainous massif in the north of the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands . It is the eastern slope of a volcano erupting in the Miocene . The cliffs of Famara ( Risco de Famara ) are the remains of a caldera of about ten kilometres in diameter centred on the south of La Graciosa .
5-611: The cliffs of Famara peak at an altitude of 671 m at the Peñas del Chache . A village at the range's seaside is Caleta de Famara , part of Teguise . The beach south of the cliffs of Famara, the Playa de Famara, is one of sand and volcanic pebbles. It is two kilometres long. Its orientation towards the Atlantic Ocean makes it suitable for the practice of surfing . A popular seaside resort, Caleta de Famara , has been built here. It
10-526: Is part of the Teguise municipality. The coast north of Famara beach is closed by cliffs and inaccessible to vehicles. It is a remarkable biodiversity site, with about ten species of endemic plants at the site. All the cliffs of Famara and its coastline are integrated into the natural park of the Chinijo Archipelago . There are about ten species of endemic plants on the coastal plain at
15-412: Is the highest altitude of the island of Lanzarote , Canary Islands , Spain, with a height of 672 meters above sea level. It is located in the north of the island, in the municipality of Haría . The term Chache is of probably of Guanche origin. As for its possible meaning, the philologist Maximiano Trapero has proposed its translation as 'the height'. Peñas del Chache is a rocky mountain located in
20-910: The Famara massif. The top is occupied by an installation of the Air Surveillance Squadron. Peñas del Chache is a basaltic intrusive formation dating from the Miocene period, and is part of the Famara volcanic edifice, one of the oldest massifs on the island. The surroundings of the Peñas del Chache were characterized by thickets of the Canarian thermophilic forest in the past. However, historical human activity has caused its near disappearance, finding itself dominated by substitution thickets such as bitter tabaibal in modern times, dominated by
25-470: The foot of the Famara cliffs. This endemism has been fostered by isolation dating back more than a million years. Exposed to currents from the west, Famara Beach is a site of waste accumulation from the North Atlantic garbage patch 29°07′34″N 13°31′34″W / 29.12622°N 13.52598°W / 29.12622; -13.52598 Pe%C3%B1as del Chache Peñas del Chache
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