point is the Roque de los Muchachos on the northern wall, at 2426 m altitude, which can be reached by road. The Cumbrecita is at a lower point in the south-eastern part of the caldera's rim. In the south-west, the caldera opens to the sea, through a river-floored valley called the Barranco de las Angustias. (The river is the only permanent stream in the Canary Islands). The Cumbre Nueva is a ridge that starts at the caldera and continues to the south.

Geology

The Caldera de Taburiente

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