Cueva de Bencomo, Archaeological site in Santa Úrsula, Spain.

Cueva de Bencomo is an archaeological site featuring two large basaltic cavities connected by a narrow passage at 350 meters above sea level. The location includes three natural shelters and the Fuente de Tamaide water source, positioned between the municipalities of Santa Úrsula and La Orotava.

The cave was used by the Guanches, Tenerife's first inhabitants, and is traditionally identified as the dwelling of Bencomo, mencey of Taoro before the European conquest, though experts still debate whether he actually lived there. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural by the Canary Islands government in 1986. Cleaning and excavation work carried out between 2017 and 2018 yielded pottery, animal remains such as pig and goat teeth, limpets and fish jaws, charcoal, obsidian tools and necklace beads.

The cave is also called Cueva de Tamaide, after the slope and the nearby Fuente de Tamaide. Its link to Bencomo, mencey of Taoro, is a tradition rather than a proven fact, and scholars still debate it. The carved wall marks found in 2017–2018 may be closure systems, but their Guanche origin is not confirmed.

The cave opens at 350 metres above sea level on the right bank of the Barranco del Pino, on the Tamaide slope that closes the La Orotava valley to the east. The narrow passage between the two cavities is only 0.8 metres high, so you will need to crouch. The site lies on the boundary between Santa Úrsula and La Orotava.

The 2017–2018 digs found carved marks on the cave walls suggesting the cavities once had closure systems. It is the first time such evidence has been located in Tenerife's archaeology, though it has not been confirmed as belonging to the aboriginal period.