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When Christopher Columbus stopped by on his way to the Caribbean in 1492, Las Palmas had been founded just 14 years earlier on the north-eastern tip of the roughly circular island. The historical centre, known as Vegueta, is a delight, with handsome colonial buildings lining its narrow streets, and papayas, bananas and cacti rising above its courtyard walls
A short walk to Santa Ana Cathedral and climb the 216 steps for views of ships cruising into the harbour. The Santa Ana below was established in the 16th century and surrounded by military, religious and legal buildings, it is said to have provided the template for town squares all over South America.
The hills beyond the square are covered with a patchwork of multicoloured houses built by South American settlers as the city began to spread and spread. Disappointingly, the city's other main area of interest, Las Canteras beach, is separated from Vegueta by a long chunk of fairly anonymous development.
Las Palmas , the capital of the island is Spain's ninth-largest city. It is for centuries been a bridge between the old world and the new. Its cosmopolitan character is the legacy of a unique maritime history and it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.
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