Güímar

Güímar is the name of a municipality, town, and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality is located in the southeastern end of the island, and extends for 1,029 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo, and Fasnia. Its estimated population is 15,271. It is linked with the TF1 Motorway superhighway and has an interchange near and is also linked with the old highway linking Arona and Santa Cruz City,which it is also a suburb of and is one of the southernmost.

The municipality is famous for its Guanche Pyramids. Also, a portion of its volcanic landscape has been set aside as the Reserva Natural del Malpaís de Güímar, its highest point being Montaña Grande. It is also in place the Barranco de Badajoz.