Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...

. Temperatures in the winter remain around 20-25 °C while there is an average of less than three days per month of precipitation. The volcanic origin of Gran Canaria provides for the island's coastal ruggedness and contrasting verdant interior. Many of the rocky ravines that lead down to the coastline on the southern side of the island have been developed with holiday installations similar to that of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria. Apartment complexes and hotels crowd the sides of the otherwise barren cliffs leading down to long, natural beaches. Puerto Rico has a sandy

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...

and two small harbours. Inside Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria the majority of shops and restaurants are situated in small commercial shopping centers. The ''Pasarela'' center is located closest to the beach, while the main commercial shopping center is at the center of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, and the more exclusive ''Europa Shopping Center'' is located further uptown.

Puerto Rico gallery

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Amadores Beach

One kilometer northwest of Puerto Rico lies the sister beach of Amadores, a popular tourist destination on the southern coast of Gran Canaria.

Amadores Beach gallery

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Tauro Beach

Further northwest located is Tauro Beach.

Tauro Beach gallery

File:Tauro D81 6657 (39530513954).jpg, Tauro Beach, 2018 File:Tauro D81 6660 (39343596625).jpg, Tauro Beach, 2018

References

*https://www.puertoricograncanaria.com

External links

* Seaside resorts in Spain Populated places in Gran Canaria {{CanaryIslands-geo-stub