This image of Garachico was taken from the mirador, looking down between the lava flows. The second major lava flow of the 1706 eruption occurred at 8 a.m. on May 13th, 1706 (shown in yellow on this image). Several landmarks can be seen quite clearly on this view, starting from the obvious blue of the swimming pool on the sea front, come inland two blocks to where there are rows of dark green dots. Those are the trees of the Plaza de la Libertad. A little to the right of there is a particularly large white building with terracotta red roofs and two black patches (those are courtyards). That building is the former Franciscan Convent, marked on the map; circled and labelled "ESTA AQUI" (You Are Here) to where that lava flow reached and, some would say, miraculously, skirted around.
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