Location

Traditional Foods: Canarian specialities - 'Arrugados' are small potatoes in their skins, boiled in salty water, and often served with...
'Mojo' - pronounced Mocho, but not 'ch' as in chips, more a throat clearing sound. These are Canary sauces to put on fish or potatoes - Verde - green with coriander and mild; - Picante - is red with chili and sometimes hot.
'Pan' - Bread, is often served to start a meal, with a bowl of 'Aleoli' garlic mayonnaise, rarely butter. Just break off and dip!
Wine: Vino de la casa - is the house table wine and near here will be locally produced, served decanted in jugs of a quarter, half or one litre, quite strong and tasty. 'Tinto' is red wine, 'blanco' is white and 'Rosada' is Rose. There are several good Bodega bottled wines from the Icod region; Cueva del Viento, Cueva del Rey and Vinatigo are three very good examples.
Beer: Cervesa - local lager/beers are 'Dorada', which, like most beer here is 5.5% alcohol and is very palatable either on draft or in bottle - equally good is - 'Reina' another locally bottled beer which is slightly darker in colour.
Fish: As you'd expect - from an island in the Altantic, fish is usually very fresh and good.
'Sama' and 'Dorada' are excellent meaty, local fish like grouper or snapper. Choose a shiny bight eyed fish with silvery scales
'Viejo' is another local fish, tasty but more bones. 'Cherne' is usually a fillet a bit like cod, but across the backbone like salmon.
'Lenguado' is sole and 'Merluza' is hake. 'Sardinas' - self explanatory.
'Langostinos' are giant prawns like miniature crayfish/lobsters and are delicious. 'Mejillones' are mussels and usually served French/Italian style in a herb wine sauce.
'Atun' is Tuna and is fresh.
Walking: A couple of hundred metres - just above the finca, the forest starts. With its walking paths and picnic areas, and then you are in the extensive Mt. Teide National Park.
Mount Teide is well worth a visit in good weather, definitely not advisable in changeable or uncertain weather. The best route is via Oratava, an interesting and picturesque old town situated above Puerto. The drive, once above the fertile and beautiful Oratava valley, is fascinating, with a very unusual lava formation at one point, visible from the road and various viewing points down the Oratava valley and through dense pine forests. Once above the forests one enters the original volcano crater which is 26 kilometers across! The final ascent to the peak is by cable-car up to a snow covered path around the cone. The last few hundred metres are not accessible to tourists except by prior written request and consent. One can then descend via two different routes to the other side of the Island or circle back via Santiago Del Teide or La laguna.
Llanito Perera: 5 minutes walk from the finca - this is a small unspoilt village where few speak any English, the proprietor of the local village general store and his daughter speak a little, and will be able to help you buy any necessities for the finca. In addition there are 2 or 3 local bar/restaurants. The best being El Frenazo with an extensive menu, very generous portions. The main attraction here is the meat - always very fresh and on display. The nearest restaurant 'Vista El Monte', closed Thursdays, very limited menu, little or no English spoken but very friendly and helpful. Ramon the owner has the Finca opposite!
Icod de los Vinos: Icod - is a busy market town, roughly 4 kilometers down the hillside towards the coast. It has a full range of shops, supermarkets, banks etc., but few tourists other than those who come by coach and car, to see the famous 1,000 year-old Dragon Tree, 'Drago Milennario'.
San Marcos: Playa San Marcos - a small port/beach resort is about ten minutes away by car. With its black sandy beach, fishing boats, six or seven restaurants, and a couple of apartment blocks - a favourite spot for locals and Spaniards and a few Brits in the know.
Puerto de la Cruz: Puerto Cruz - about half an hour away by car, is the second largest city on the island. Cosmopolitan shopping, yet still retains a distinctive flavour of Tenerife with some excellent restaurants looking out over the sea, a fascinating Botanical Garden, and an extensive ocean front lido.
Garachico: Garachico - under fifteen minutes by car in the opposite direction to Puerto. A small town on the coast with some beautiful churches, a sea-water swimming-pool, and swimming areas built into the local rocks on the coastline, that are all well worth a visit.
Flora & Fauna: Bananas - are widely cultivated in the area, 'La Guancha' plantation is a local attraction in Puerto. Many exotic species grow on the rich volcanic soil, avocado, citrus, endless cacti, and countless flowers and shrubs that you'll recognise as houseplants in the UK, can be seen growing wild. A visit to La Guancha or El Botanico the historic gardens in Puerto Cruz are recommended.
Due to it's oceanic isolation there are not too many animals, apart from the small lizards. Fortunately one of the creatures you'll not find here in the north so much, is the mosquito! However it can be a pest if you visit Los Christianos in the South.