The Plaza del Charco in Puerto de la Cruz is the animated and popular center of the city. Under palms and old laurel trees alive driving prevails. The place is meeting place and staying place, children's playground, music place, Flaniermeile. One trift oneself on a Cortado, cafe con a lech or a meal. As at many places it is called here also a seeing and to be seen. 

There are many small kiosks for newspapers or sweets. German-language newspapers and magazines are here also available in the palms fly small green parrots back and forth. Here it becomes never boringly and it always prevails to Trubel. 
 
In the center of the Plaza del Charco is a jumping well with an old aquatic plant. Around the place many cafes, ice shops, restaurants load or also in the shade standing banks to stay. 

At the place is meant also of children. A new playground, in form of a ship, swings and playing equipment provides for occupation. Under the native ones are many young parents, and many children. It is not ungewöhlich, that the children here for a long time, also until late into the night plays. 

 In some kiosks small Snacks is offered. Whether be called Waffeln, Hot Dogs or chip and Cola. If in the February of the Karneval into the morning hours one celebrates here, the offer at kiosks is expanded still on the road.  

From Christmas to Karneval the place dipped, like also the remainder of the city into a light sea. The place is decorated with candlelight demonstrations and each palm is in-wound with light gloss.

Attraction type

Town center/square/plaza