Los Jameos, Site of scientific interest

It has a surface of 30 hectares and forms part of the natural space of Volcan de La Corona and malpais, declared Natural space of the Canaries on June 19 th 1987, as well as ecologic area. It is situated in the municipality of Haria. This strange lava show will captive your attention by its exceptional natural beauty, a hole of volcanic tube flooded by salted water forming an interior lake in which exceptionally and uniquely lives a species of little white crab (spelenoectes ondinae). This area was arranged for tourism by the Lanzarotean artist César Manrique, architect, painter and sculptor.

 

The Natural Spaces from Lanzarote are:
National Park of Timanfaya
Natural Park of the Chinito archipelago
Natural Park of the Volcanoes
Integral Natural Reserve of the little isles
Natural Monument of La Corona
Natural Monument of los Ajaches
Natural Monumento of isle of Falcons
Natural Monument of the cave of the Naturalists
Protected landscape area of La Geria
Protected Landscape area of Tenegüime
Site of scientific interest of Jameos
Site of scientific interest of Janubio
Marine Reserve of la Graciosa