Parque Doramas - a park named after a king.
Parque Doramas is a lovely, big sub-tropical park halway between the old part of Las Palmas and the new part. I walked from the new part and took a rest in this park. It stands in front of the 5-star hotel Santa Catalina which is also a casino.
There is a striking statue/fountain at the entrance which is a monument of the last Guanchen king Doramas. It is disturbing really, this monument, and at first I thought it depicted some deamons falling in the battle of good and evil. The king fell to his death from a cliff and the old culture of the natives of Gran Canaria died with him and the Spanish took over.
Hotel Santa Catalina is one of the most beautiful hotels in Las Palmas built in 1890 and renovated several times since then. It has been declared a Historical Artistic Monument.


Hotel Santa Catalina.
Hotel Santa Catalina.
Festivities in Parque Santa Catalina
Parque Santa Catalina
