La Hidro, Historic water management site in Güímar, Canary Islands.
La Hidro is a historic water facility in Güímar made up of stone structures, channels, and collection basins built to gather and direct water to agricultural zones. The system uses gravity and slopes naturally present in the terrain, moving water through a network of linked channels and storage areas.
The facility was built in the early 1900s and transformed how farming worked in the region by introducing advanced irrigation techniques. It created a network system that made large-scale agriculture possible where water had always been scarce.
Water was the key to survival and growth in these islands, and this site reveals how communities organized themselves around managing every drop. Walking through the channels and basins shows how central irrigation was to daily life and local identity.
You can reach the site easily by taking the TF-28 road heading toward Güímar from Santa Cruz, and the area is generally open for visitors. Wear comfortable shoes since the ground is uneven and you will be walking around stone structures and channels.
The water network operates without pumps or engines, relying instead on the natural slopes of the land to move water across distances. This clever design demonstrates how early engineers harnessed gravity as their power source.
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