What is Garajonay National Park?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Garajonay National Park | iucn_category = II | photo = Roque Agando, Parque nacional de Garajonay, La Gomera, España, 2012-12-14, DD 01.jpg | location = [[La Gomera]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]] | embedded1 = {{designation list | embed = yes | designation1=WHS | designation1_date = 1986 <small>(10th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small> | designation1_type = Natural | designation1_criteria = vii, ix | designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/380 380] | designation1_free1name = State Party | designation1_free1value = {{ESP}} | designation1_free2name = Region | designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe and North America]] }} | map = | relief = 1 | coordinates = {{coords|28|07|34|N|17|14|14|W|display=inline, title}} | area = {{convert|40|km2|abbr=on}} | established = 1981 }} '''Garajonay National Park''' ({{lang-es|Parque nacional de Garajonay}}) is one of the [[national parks]] of [[Spain]]. It is in the [[Position|center]] and [[north]] of the [[island]] of [[La Gomera]] which is one of the [[Canary Islands]] off the coast of [[Morocco]]. It is named for Alto de Garajonay which is the highest [[peak]] on the island.<ref>Robert Bovington, ''Spanish Impressions'' (Morrisville, NC: Lulu Press, 2009), p. 40</ref> The park is usually covered by [[cloud]]s which helps preserve over 150 [[species]] of plants.<ref name=Corne256>Lucy Corne, ''Canary Islands'' (Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides, 2004), p. 256</ref> Garajonay became a national park in 1981.<ref name=Corne256/> It was declared as [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1986.<ref name=Corne256/> It occupies 40&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (15 sq mi) and it extends into each of the six [[municipalities]] on the island. ==Gallery== <center><gallery> File:Garayjonay.jpg|The park's wooden statues of Gara and Jonay File:Garajonay National Park SPOT 1202.jpg|Garajonay National Park seen by Spot Satellite File:Bosque Encantado, Parque nacional de G