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[suztours]

Hey Freddy - wonder if the

crater

you mention is actually a

makhtesh

- we have three of them in the Negev Desert - an unusual geologic occurrence. And since it IS so unusual and was understood first by geologists here in Israel, the word

makhtesh

(a Hebrew word) is the standard for describing such a thing worldwide!

If the

crater

on La Palma IS a

makhtesh

, you'll have to follow up your visit there with a visit here to see the Makhtesh Katan (little makhtesh), Makhtesh Gadol (the big makhtesh) and the Makhtesh Ramon (the biggest one, which includes Gan Sa'aronim - a stop on the ancient Nabatean spice route)!

Oh - and the sky views from the Negev hilltops are stupendous!

suzanne