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The Lomo del Carretón consists of a cliff or interior escarpment that rises in the northwestern sector of the island, at the head of the valleys of Alojera and Taguluches. It has great scenic value that constitutes the scenic reference of the populations of Taguluche and Alojera, has great monumentality as well as geological and geomorphological interest. With altitudes between 450 and 850 meters, it is composed of horizontal basaltic lava flows of great geological interest, as well as its vegetation cover being of high botanical value due to the abundance of endemic species, making this space one of the most beautiful landscapes of the island.

The Roque Blanco Natural Monument is located in the north of the island of La Gomera. It is a huge formation that stands out from the landscape and is of great scientific interest due to its populations of arbutus and rock plants. Its location in the summit zone also grants it an important role in capturing condensation moisture and recharging the subterranean aquifer.

Roque Cano is the dominant landscape landmark in the Vallehermoso basin. This is a huge phonolitic chimney of more than 200 meters high, with almost vertical walls, a biogenetic sanctuary of high value, as it houses an important representation of rock flora, where there is no lack of threatened elements such as magarza gomera (Argyranthemum callichrysum), faro gomero (Gonospermum gomerae), ruda gomera (Ruta microcarpa) and a dozen unique and very rare species such as Senecio hermosae.

The Charco de Sieno is an area of notable scientific interest that harbors a unique habitat of scarce insular representation. It is one of the best remaining wetlands on the island of La Gomera, as well as one of the last natural salt marshes in the Canary Islands, with a good representation of halophilic plants, shallow water algae and wading birds, some of the latter included in international protection agreements. The Charco del Cieno is an enormously valuable area for migratory birds, since it is an ecosystem that is scarcely represented in the Archipelago. Waders are frequent in the Charco, besides being an ideal habitat for birds such as the Sardinian warblers or spectacled warblers (Sylvia melanocephala and Sylvia conspicillata).

The Puntallana Special Nature Reserve is an interesting geomorphological enclave of low island, unique in La Gomera, located north of San Sebastian. One of the most beautiful and unique places on the island, with important natural, scenic and ethnographic values, as it houses the sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Patron Saint of the island. In this area there are important natural values and a great landscape richness. Both the ravine and the Puntallana platform, the coastal cliffs and the rocks of Aluce, are unique elements of outstanding scientific interest.

The Benchijigua Integral Natural Reserve, located in the caldera of the same name in the municipality of San Sebastián, is of notable geomorphological and botanical interest. Here resides a high concentration of endemic and threatened species. On the other hand, the cliffs and the formations of Agando are representative geomorphological elements, unique in the landscape and of great scientific interest. The reserve is by definition an area of ecological sensitivity throughout its surface, for the purposes of Ecological Impact Prevention. It is bordered to the north and northwest by the Garajonay National Park, and to the southwest by the protected landscape of Orone. It includes in its interior a sector of the natural monument of Los Roques, with which it overlaps.

The Barranco del Cabrito Natural Monument occupies the middle and lower areas of the ravine of the same name, in the municipality of San Sebastián. This area has two large ravines in its interior, the Cabrito, called Juan de Vera in its upper section, and La Guancha. The ravines that make up the Cabrito basin constitute a peculiar landscape of great typicality, where there is no lack of outstanding singular elements such as the crests and rocks of the interfluves, as well as the palm groves on its slopes. As a whole, it forms a geomorphological structure deeply dismantled by erosion.

The Park, which has 1757.10 hectares, is located in one of the most rugged areas of the island of La Gomera, from the heights of Enchereda descending the great ravines of Majona and Juel, which shape the Park. It used to be a communal pasture and grazing activities can still be observed in the protected area in some isolated hamlets, such as Taguluche, Juel or Enchereda.

The Orone Protected Landscape includes two large ravines, Erques-La Rajita and La Negra. Within this area, ideal for visitation on foot, you can find semi-abandoned farmhouses such as Erques, Erquito and La Rajita. It is characterized for containing elements of high aesthetic and cultural value. As a whole, the area is divided into two ravines connected at their headwaters by a common basin. Part of this area is part of the peripheral zone of Garajonay National Park, and is therefore located in a zone catalogued as an ecologically sensitive area, in the lower part of the La Rajita ravine. Its interior includes the natural monument of La Fortaleza.

The springs of Taguluche emerge in the neighbouring lands and belong to the Comunidad de Regantes (irrigation community), which distributes the water proportionally according to the size of the land, using to the Dula system, which has prevailed since time immemoriaL This management has allowed the maintenance of the fields for centuries, the hallmark of this fertile valley.