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The Canary Islands archipelago is a string of seven islands, closer to Morocco than to their mother country Spain. The islands are home to more than 2 million people, and their main trade is tourism.

In lieu of castles in La Mancha or the weaving streets of Andalusia, I preferred to spend every free moment on the Canary Islands, a volcanic archipelago that's often considered to be Spain's Hawaii.