This land has been used for generations: The Guanche, the indigenous people of Tenerife adapted to the island’s unique environment and climate and evidence of Guanche life in El Puertito was found during a protest of the Cuna del Alma project by a Tenerife resident. Furthermore, a shrub plant called Euphorbia Balsamifera is found in the sweet tabaibal plant community of El Puertito, this species was used as chewing gum by the Gunache which is a continued tradition today in the Canary Islands.