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Avoid a sharp right turn to the village, keeping straight ahead along stone-buttressed paths above the river. Wind down past two circular reservoirs and follow pipes a short way as waymarked. Cross the rocky riverbed and walk down it to reach a building. Continue down the riverbed and cross it to climb up a stone-paved zigzag path. Follow a terrace path past houses and gardens, then a concrete path with steps to a road at Pastrana.

Follow the road a little then turn right to zigzag down steps and a rugged path to reach a road in the valley bottom. Turn left to follow it past palms, canes and cardón. Pass two bridges, the second one having a map-board and signpost at El Rumbazo. Ruta 24 turns right, while Ruta 23 continues along the road to Playa de Santiago. To climb to Targa and Alajeró, see ssss1.

Follow the road up to a junction near Taco, keeping straight ahead downhill. The scenery becomes cluttered with pylons, telegraph poles, water pipes and a sprawling stone-works. Reach a junction with a main road near a tunnel, and walk straight ahead along a road marked ‘no entry’ to pass bananas. A couple of shops and a bus shelter lie at the end of the road at Laguna de Santiago. Turn right along the road, Paseo de La Laguna, which leads through banana plantations onto the Promenade Avenida Maritima through Playa de Santiago. The resort offers a full range of services and facilities. Apartments, pensión, banks with ATMs, post office, shops, bars, restaurants, buses and taxis. Tourist information office, tel 922 895 650.