The ABC newspaper has chosen Mirador del Río as "the second most impressive natural or urban observatory" in the world, only surpassed by the spectacular Skyhawk, of the Grand Canyon of El Colorado, in the United States. The team of journalists from the "Viajar" supplement considers that "the work of recovering the old artillery position" conceived by César Manrique, is one of the most impressive watchtowers on the planet.
[In this report, written by the journalist Paloma Santamaría->http://www.abc.es/viajar/top/20130325/abci-miradores-urbanos-naturales-paises-201303151159_2.html], it is explained that Manrique ordered an excavation on the mountain to rebuild the "Baterías del Río" also building a restaurant in the existing hollow. The text ends with a tour of the shape and architecture of the work and detailing the access rates.
According to this list prepared by the ABC newspaper, only the Skyhawk surpasses the Mirador del Río as the most impressive observatory in the world. After the Lanzarote watchtower, the Oriental Pearl Tower, in Shanghai, the Top Of The Rock and the Statue of Liberty, in New York, the Tower of Pisa, in Italy, the Taipei 101, in Taiwan, The Singapore Flyer, in Singapore, the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, and the Shard Tower Viewpoint, in London, are on the list.
The Cueva de los Verdes, in National Geographic
In addition, the charm and magic of La Cueva de los Verdes have reached the [Landscapes section of the Spanish edition of National Geographic->http://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/articulo/fotografia/paisajes/8049/espejismo_cueva_los_verdes.html]. Under the heading Mirage in the Cave, and with a photograph by Antonio Vázquez, the reader is presented with a brief historical review of the morphological origins of a site that "was used by the islanders as a refuge against attacks by privateers, and as a home by the family of shepherds who today gives it its name".
