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Jardín de Cactus

Teguise, Italy

Jardín de Cactus

The Jardín de Cactus is a cactus garden on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is situated in the village of Guatiza, in a former quarry where volcanic sand lapilli (volcanic pyroclast, locally called "picón" or "rofe") was extracted to spread on cultivated areas to retain moisture. Pr

ickly pears are grown in the area for the production of cochineal, an insect from which the natural dye carmine is derived.

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