Teide & Central Tenerife

Los Azulejos Volcanic Formation

A colourful volcanic formation in Teide National Park where altered rocks display striking green and blue tones.

Volcano & TeideNature & Forests

About this volcanic site

Los Azulejos stands out from Teide’s usual reds, browns and blacks because some of the volcanic rocks show blue-green tones created by mineral alteration.

The colours are a geological clue rather than painted surfaces: hot fluids altered minerals in the rock, changing its appearance long after the original volcanic material formed.

Sources: Tenerife Tourism — Teide National Park

Visitor information

Good to know

View the formation from authorised roadside or trail areas. Do not climb on or collect material from protected formations.

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