LA PALMA (E)  INFO & DIARY  1

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La Palma is part of the Canaries, and has an area of 708.32 square kilometres, making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population is around 85,000. Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, at 2,426 metres, being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the Teide massif on Tenerife.
At the time of European colonization, the Canary Islands were inhabited by native Canarians, referred to collectively as Guanches, although the natives of La Palma are more correctly known as Auaritas.
La Palma is characterized by two main climate types: the warm/hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb/Csa), characterized by dry summers and humid winters, is prevalent in the northern coast and in the mid to high altitudes of the island. At lower altitudes, particularly at the south and southwest coasts, the climate becomes semi-arid (Köppen: BSh). Average temperatures at the coast vary from 18 °C in January and February to 24 °C in August and September. For a Canary island, the weather is quite cloudy, as La Palma is far more exposed to marine air systems than easterly islands, caused by the Canary Current. As altitude increases moving inland, the climate becomes cooler and more humid, which provides conditions for laurisilva cloud forests.
La Palma has abundant plant life, including several endemic species. Although large areas have been deforested, the upland areas of La Palma retain much of the evergreen laurel forest, where species of Lauraceae, such as Laurus azorica, Persea indica, and Ocotea foetens are a characteristic component.
The native fauna is limited: La Palma giant lizard; Gallotia auaritae named "Bluebeard" and the Canary Gecko; Hemidactylus turcicus, which might not be native after all. Amphibians of the island are the two frog species Iberian Marsh Frog; Pelophylax perezi and Mediterranean Tree Frog; Hyla meridionali.

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