El Mirador El Emigrante

The population of the Canary Islands have had times of much emigration, due to the lack of opportunities of yesteryear in the archipelago. In Garachico, a monument was built in honor of those people who left the island in search of better opportunities or with the intention of leaving to return and start their own businesses. In 1990 the so-called Mirador el Emigrante was inaugurated to honor the people who left the island with the intention of having a better job and better prospects for the future. El Mirador El Emigrante is a monument created by the artist Fernando Ramos, it is a human figure with heart torn out. Monument is made of made of bronze about two meters high and with a tombstone that refers to the emigration.

From the viewpoint you can see a panoramic view of the town, and it is possible to clearly observe the two lava tongues from the eruption of the Arena Negra volcano in 1706 .