Places and Tourism
The name of the valley is the traditional and a representative city of La Orotava is located at 340 m above sea level with about 38,000 people. Puerto de la Cruz is a small place of La Orotava, the old main port in the valley and a tourist area in northern Tenerife.
Coordinates: 28°23′15″N 16°32′43″W / 28.38747°N 16.54541°W / 28.38747; -16.54541
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