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Autovía GC-2
The GC-2 (or ''Autovía del Norte'', "Northern Highway") is a superhighway in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). It connects Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the village of Agaete. The eastern portion, for about 20 km, is a superhighway with interchange numbers; the western part is like a freeway (because it has exit numbers) but the rest of the highway only has two lanes. Description The superhighway begins by the beach area of the island or the Canary Islands' co-capital with the highway GC1. The highway runs through the downtown area and links with a roundabout interchange with GC23. The freeway runs within the beaches and the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean for the half part but at around the twentieth kilometre, it becomes a highway after the unidirectional parclo interchanges and runs within the coastline, it later has several interchanges and several towns as it passes to the northwest and finally, it ends in Agaete. History The superhighway was first opened in ...
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about west of the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of . The city was founded in 1478, and considered the '' de facto'' (without legal and real recognition)''La Jun ...
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Moya, Las Palmas
Moya is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,977 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística
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and the area is 31.87 km2. The town Moya is situated in the mountains, 4 km from the coast and 15 km west of . The GC-2 motorway passes through the northern part of the municipality.


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Autovía GC-3
The GC-3, known officially as Circunvalación de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (''Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Bypass'') is a superhighway in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). It connects the two trunk roads GC-1 (Autopista del Sur de Gran Canaria) and GC-2 (Autovía del Norte de Gran Canaria) over a length of . A good half of the north-south traffic on the island is now handled by the GC-3, which significantly relieves the Avenida Marítima and the Túnel del Ingeniero Julio Luengo. Description More than half of the long route leads over bridges or through tunnels. As a result, the total cost of the motorway was 228 million euros, most of which was raised by the European "FEDER" fund. Construction began in 1997 and can be divided into five phases: * The 1st phase includes the section Tamaraceite – Siete Palmas. Construction began in 1996 and the road section was inaugurated in 1999. * The 2nd phase (Nueva Paterna – Pico Viento), which comprises the section that runs from Siete Pa ...
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Autopista GC-1
The GC-1 (also ''Autopista del Sur'', "Southern Highway") is a superhighway (or motorway) on the island of Gran Canaria. It links the capital Las Palmas in the north with Puerto de Mogán in the south. It is the fastest route from the north of the island to the south and vice versa with a top speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph). It is approximately 75 km (47 miles) in length, and runs along the eastern and the southern coasts of this circular island and is also the second longest superhighway in the Canary Islands. The road provides easy access from the airport to the major cities and resorts. The resorts include Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés. The increase in tourism over the years has seen the GC1 route slowly being upgraded and widened to cope with extra traffic. GC-1 does not have motorway designation from Las Palmas to the airport, but has motorway designation from the airport to its southern end. Although the geographical name for the official name of the ...
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Artenara
Artenara is a village and a Spanish municipality in the western part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The village of Artenara is situated in the mountains, south-west of Las Palmas. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística
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and the area is . Artenara is the smallest municipality of Gran Canaria in population.


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Agaete
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. Geography It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is with a population of (2003).Instituto Canario de Estadística
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Tourism

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port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...

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Gáldar
Gáldar is a town and a Spanish municipality in the north of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística
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and the area is . The town Gáldar is situated at the foot of the mountains, 2 km from the coast and west of . The GC-2 motorway passes south of the town. The municipality includes the settlements Puerto de Sardina, San Isidro, Los Quintanas, Barrial and Marmolejos. The
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Santa María De Guía De Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística
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and the area is . The town Santa María de Guía is situated in a valley from the coast, west of Las Palmas. The municipality stretches from the coast into the mountainous interior of the island. The Autopista GC-2, GC-2 motorway passes north of the town.


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Currently the municipality takes its name from its municipal capital, combining the invocation of its primitive hermitage founded in honor of Santa María de Guía at the end of the fifteenth century. ...
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Arucas, Las Palmas
Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Arucas borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area. Its population is 36,852 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística
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and the area is . The Autopista GC-2, GC-2 motorway passes north of the town.


Sites of interest

The Church of San Juan Bautista (Arucas), Church of San Juan Bautista is the leading architectural and social monument in the municipality. It was built entirely in Arucas stone by local master masons, and it dates from 1909. Apart from the wealth of the carved stone columns and column heads, there are also some beautiful stained glass windows, the w ...
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Agaete, Las Palmas
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ... province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. Geography It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar, Las Palmas, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara, Las Palmas, Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is with a population of (2003).Instituto Canario de Estadística
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The port of Agaete, Puerto de las Nieves, used to be the preferred place to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, ...
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