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Tag Archives: Gran Canaria

Opuntia (prickly pear or tuna) fruit Tuna and other succulent fruit

Tim Entwisle March 9, 2012
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To avoid death you may eat a cactus but not a euphorbia. To avoid an irritating meal don’t eat the prickly bits of either. Mostly it’s the fruit of cacti that people eat, Continue reading →

Dragon trees, Gran Canaria No dogs but three dragons in the land of the spaghetti western

Tim Entwisle February 16, 2012

Forget the dogs now it’s all about dragons. Most of them have been slain but like Jurassic Park they rise again, like this Gran Canaria Dragon (Tree). Thankfully Continue reading →

Gran Canaria, homeland of the Guanche Island of Dogs

Tim Entwisle February 14, 2012

The Guanche bred rather large and ferocious dogs on a cluster of islands one hundred kilometres west of Morocco, just under four hours flight from Gatwick. Continue reading →

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