THE SORIA RESERVOIR

This reservoir, built in 1971 at the head of the Barranco de Arguineguin, is the largest on the island, supplying water to the southern tourist resorts. It is also a popular swimming and fishing lake, fringed with Canarian palms standing arnong taginastes and tabaiba. Walkers who have labored up the barranco often take a welcorne break In the small village above the dam and sample the good local dishes and refreshing drinks, including freshly squeezed juices. The only thing that disturbs the general tranquility is the weekend convoys of jeeps which climb past Soria to the next reservoir - the Embalse de la Cueva de las Ninas. To the east, the Chira reservoir completes a trio of artificial lakes in the centre.