The Barranco Oscuro Nature Reserve is located in the Doramas Rural Park. Barranco Oscuro was declared nature reserve due to the fact it consists of a particular vulnerable ecosystem: a laurel forest which shelters some 40 endemic species of plants and invertebrates. The reserve is also home to a pine forest (pinar, in Spanish).
As the name might suggest, the Museum of Science and Technology Elder focuses on displaying the most important scientific progresses of humankind.
There is a consensus of opinion in respect to Maspalomas being the most popular resort in Gran Canaria, a consensus grounded on the actual tourist reality.
Surfing and windsurfing in Gran Canaria are at their best, as compared with the specific opportunities available in the rest of the Canary Islands world.