Los Roques de Anaga comprise Roque de Tierra, also called Roque de Dentro, and Roque de Fuera. The 2004 management plan describes them as two phonolitic rocks. [1]
The protection of the Roques de Anaga is linked to that of the surrounding massif. The natural park was designated in 1987 and reclassified as a rural park in 1994, when the rocks’ strict nature reserve was also established. Its ten hectares contain geological formations, bird breeding areas and habitats for endemic plants and animals. [1]
Roque de Tierra also preserves an archaeological site: a burial cave. The 2004 management plan proposed a dedicated research programme to improve understanding of the site and assess the protection measures it required. This heritage adds to the outcrop’s natural importance. [1]