▁T ener ife ▁of ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁Spain . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ 1 2   km ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁island ' s ▁capital , ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁de ▁la ▁G om era . ▁The ▁Gar aj on ay ▁National ▁Park ▁covers ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ced ar ▁for ests ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁El ▁C ed ro . ▁The ▁valley ▁was ▁first ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Gu an ches ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Mul agua . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁of ▁Herm igua ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁as ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Valle ▁B ajo . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁▁ ▁Valle ▁B ajo ▁div ides ▁the ▁settlement s ▁of ▁El ▁Cur ato ▁and ▁El ▁Pal m ere jo ▁ ▁Valle ▁Al to ▁div ides ▁the ▁settlement s ▁of ▁La ▁Cast ell ana ▁and ▁Play a ▁Herm igua ▁ ▁El ▁Cab o ▁ ▁Monte for te ▁ ▁Los ▁Est an qu ill os ▁ ▁El ▁Cor ra lete ▁ ▁El ▁Con vent o ▁ ▁La ▁Cer ca ▁ ▁Las ▁Ho y et as ▁ ▁Cas er ío ▁del ▁C ed ro ▁ ▁Historical ▁population ▁ ▁S ites ▁of ▁interest ▁▁ ▁Valle ▁Al to , ▁the ▁first ▁settlement ▁in ▁Herm igua : ▁its ▁neighbourhood ▁" El ▁Con vent o " ▁features ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁church ▁and ▁monaster y ▁built ▁ 1 6 1 1 ; ▁another ▁land mark ▁is ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁popular ▁ ▁El ▁Chor ro