Cave of Chinguaro

Cueva de Chinguaro

Cueva-Shrine de Chinguaro is a cave located in Güímar on Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). According to historians it was the cave-palace of the Guanche King of menceyato de Güímar, Acaimo.

In this cave, the ancient Guanches worshiped the Virgin of Candelaria (Saint Patron of Canary Islands) as the goddess Chaxiraxi (worshiped in the Canary Islands until the conquest of the Canary Islands). The icon was later identified with the Virgin Mary and was moved by the Guanches themselves to the Cueva de Achbinico in Candelaria. This cave was the first shrine devoted to the Virgin of Candelaria, and the first Aboriginal shrine to contain a Christian idol in the Canary Islands. However, the Guanches at the time still generally adhered to their animistic religion.

The cave is also a place of great archaeological importance.

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Coordinates: 28°19′25″N 16°23′45″W / 28.32361°N 16.39583°W / 28.32361; -16.39583

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