Cueva de los Verdes is one of the largest volcanic caves in the world located on the island of Lanzarote as part of the Canary Islands archipelago. This cave was formed five thousand years ago as a result of the eruption of the Corona volcano. During the eruption, a flow of liquid lava burned an oblong depression in the rocks of the island. While the lava below was still very liquid and fluid, its outer layers gradually solidified, which led to the formation of a kind of pipe 6.1 kilometers long. When the liquid lava flowed out of this pipe, a beautiful natural monument called Cueva de los Verdes remained.
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| Cueva de Los Verdes Lanzarote Canary Islands |
Lanzarote is one of the most amazing islands of the Canary archipelago. What makes it interesting? This is an island of volcanoes, which was even called the “Moon on Earth”. Huge areas of solidified lava, dormant craters, and other evidence of the island's volcanic past make up its unique landscape. And at the top of the list of amazing creations of the nature of the Canary Islands is the Cueva de Los Verdes cave. This is one of the most extensive caves of volcanic origin in the world. Until 1970, it was considered the longest volcanic tunnel.