ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, 24th of April 2011

Caldera de Bandama, which is 200m deep and 1km wide, is the resulting landform of a recent volcanic eruption which happened about 2.000 years ago. At that time a pyroclastic storm might have destroyed first settlements of the Guanches in the south of the island. Right after the explosive eruption the magma chamber collapsed and the caldera was formed. Next to this caldera another cone preserved its original shape being the last active volcano on the island. The event that already happened in Gran Canaria can be seen as a probable scenario for Tenerife. This is supported by models based on the development of G.C. as it is the far more evolved island in this archipelago. Nowadays the Caldera de Bandama is a protected area (Natural Monument).