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However, such developments are mostly the exception and whole swathes of even the more developed islands are virtually untouched, while La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro are only now starting to provide even the most basic tourist facilities.
In summer they seem almost to touch the clear azure sky; in winter they attract a mantle of snow and swathes of thick menacing clouds, and the villages of their lower slopes seem to hang suspended on this grey swirling blanket.
He ignores huge swathes of complexity and specificity in cortical structure and connections in favour of a scheme of crystalline regularity.
Separate swathes of land concentrate on collections of ficus and palms, with an area of general woodland beyond.
Although there are in fact many bodies of water, much of the charm of the region lies in the landscapes produced by the high peaks, majestic valleys, swathes of forest, and rugged fells (highland plateaus or pastures) that surround the lakes.