Los Cristianos: Now And Before.

On the left: Los Cristianos in the 50s

On the right: Los Cristianos in the 70s

5 Pieces Of Scuba Diving Gear That A Beginner Should Buy First

1) Computer

It's the most important piece of equipment for a beginner as it's the computer that suggests the diver how long he/she can stay at this very depth, indicates when the safety stop begins and counts down the minutes. A computer is an obligatory part of gear, but taking ...

Jacques Yves Cousteau And His Legendary Submarine Apparatus. June, 1963 – Red Sea.

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer

December, 8 – Feast Of The Immaculate Conception

Today it's a festive day in Spain, mass and other liturgical celebrations dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary are held in catholic churches. On this day believers celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary that is 9 months before the feast of the Nativity of ...

Underwater Hotels – Science Fiction Coming True!

A new kind of tourism that will always be exclusive is appearing nowadays – underwater hotels. To build such a hotel you need to construct safe underwater boxes with pressure 1 atm. The framing is made of high-quality steel, where extra firm plexiglass is inserted. Through this glass you can ...

A Huge Sturgeon Found In Russia In 1933

A 477 kg sturgeon was fished in the river Kama in Russia on the 24 of June in 1933.

Carnival Of Santa Cruz De Tenerife

It´s well known that carnival in Tenerife is a spectacular event that attracts millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Days and nights people have fun non-stop, watching parades, traditional carnival ceremonies, selection of the queen, street entertainments and so on. All local people prepare their costumes ...

Mysterious Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean keeps plenty of secrets. Navigators and scientists have been exploring it for centuries but still haven't found answers to many questions.

Did Atlantis exist? Why do ships and airplanes disappear in the area of the Bermuda Islands? These questions are pending till now.

Here you can find ...

Why Is It So Hot?? – It's Kalima!

From time to time in Tenerife it's very hot and foggy. Do you know why? It's a special natural phenomenon of the Canary islands that is called Kalima. A hot wind from Sahara comes here bringing the sand from the desert and covering with it all islands, that makes it ...

Curious Facts About Shrimps

Shrimps are cool, divers are always happy to see them underwater. Do you want to know some curious facts about them? Here they are.

- Shrimp's heart is in their brain

- Average shrimp's life is 1-1.5 years long

- One shrimp can lay up to one million ...

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