{"id":33217,"date":"2025-04-10T11:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leo-reuter.de\/siebeninseln\/?p=33217"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:03:06","slug":"caserio-de-las-fuentes-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leo-reuter.de\/siebeninseln\/en\/tenerife\/caserio-de-las-fuentes-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Circular Hike from Caser\u00edo de las Fuentes through Barranco Ni\u00e1gara \u2013 the Machu Picchu of Tenerife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Remote Hamlet of Caser\u00edo de las Fuentes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Caser\u00edo de Las Fuentes (1000 m altitude) is a historic hamlet in the southwest of Tenerife, located within the municipality of Gu\u00eda de Isora. Nestled between the ravines Barranco de Guaria and Barranco de Cu\u00e9scaro, northwest of the Monta\u00f1a de Tejina, the small settlement lies among terraced fields. A local once told me that this was the „Machu Picchu of Tenerife“ \u2013 and from the summit of Monta\u00f1a de Tejina, it truly looks the part. In the 1930s, an estimated 150 to 200 people lived here. Thanks to fertile soil and innovative agricultural techniques such as „Jable“ (a method in which volcanic pumice covers the soil), the hamlet became known as „the granary of Isora“. Potatoes and grains were the primary crops.
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Despite its agricultural importance, the hamlet was abandoned in 1973 due to depopulation, caused by its isolated location. In 2015, Caser\u00edo de Las Fuentes was recognised as a Cultural Heritage Site (Bien de Inter\u00e9s Cultural) in the category of „Ethnological Site“ because of its cultural and architectural value. The preserved structures \u2013 stone houses, ovens, cisterns, and threshing floors \u2013 bear witness to the region’s traditional way of life and construction methods. The hamlet is now connected by a road to Tejina de Isora. Hikers will find plenty of rewarding trails starting from Caser\u00edo de Las Fuentes.
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