Stock Photo - A popular destination in the northwest of the Canary Island of Tenerife is the small mountain village of Masca (650-800 meters above sea level) with the scenic Masca Gorge, taken on 22.09.2018. Hikes through the gorge down to the sea (about six hours back and forth) are not possible since the beginning of 2018 for safety reasons. The attachment of the well-known hiking trail should not be completed before 2019, also one wants to liwithieren the access to the gorge in the interest of environmental protection. The rural exodus of the young led here for 20 years to the decline of agriculture and to the aging of the population. | usage worldwide. - Buenavista del Norte/Teneriffa/Spanien