Nature
Together with the Azores, Madeira and the Cape Verde Islands, the Canaries belong to the Macronesian Islands , which all show common features in flora and fauna, are all of volcanic origin and have similar topographic patterns. As early as the late eighteenth century, naturalists became interested in the Canary Islands. The German geographer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt spent some time on Tenerife, surveying the flora and fauna, which he wrote about extensively. In 1831, Charles Darwin set sail on  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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HMS Beagle for a four-year surveying voyage of the world. One of his first stops in 1832 was to have been Tenerife, but when the ship was informed that it would have to spend twelve days in quarantine prior to landing, the captain decided to set sail again. Darwin noted in his journal "? we have just left perhaps one of the most interesting places in the world, just at the moment when we were near enough for every object to create, without satisfying, our utmost curiosity."
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