La Palma: Banana Plantations at Punta Hoyas

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Bananas require a lot of fresh water for growing (up to 1000 liters per kilogram of the fruits). Given the vast banana plantations of La Palma one can imagine the tremendous amount of water needed solely for agricultural purposes.
Banana Plantations at Punta Hoyas
Date: Aug 13, 2007
Longitude: -17° 54.63'
Latitude: 28° 35.51'

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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy Cicar, right: courtesy NASA.
This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-06