▁have ▁far med ▁the ▁lower ▁levels ▁by ▁ch ann elling ▁run off ▁water ▁to ▁ir rig ate ▁their ▁v ine y ards , ▁orch ards ▁and ▁ban ana ▁gro ves . ▁ ▁Natural ▁symbols ▁▁ ▁The ▁official ▁natural ▁symbols ▁associated ▁with ▁La ▁G om era ▁are ▁Col um ba ▁jun onia e ▁( Pal oma ▁ra b iche ) ▁and ▁Per se a ▁ind ica ▁( V i ñ át igo ). ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁wine ▁is ▁distinct ive ▁and ▁often ▁accompanied ▁with ▁a ▁t apa ▁( sn ack ) ▁of ▁local ▁che ese , ▁ro asted ▁p ork , ▁or ▁go at ▁meat . ▁Other ▁cul inary ▁special ities ▁include ▁al m og rote , ▁a ▁che ese ▁spread , ▁m iel ▁de ▁pal ma , ▁a ▁sy rup ▁extracted ▁from ▁pal m ▁trees , ▁and ▁" es cal d ón ", ▁a ▁por ridge ▁made ▁with ▁go f io ▁fl our . ▁ ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁La ▁G om era ▁have ▁an ▁ancient ▁way ▁of ▁communic ating ▁across ▁deep ▁rav ines ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁wh ist led ▁speech ▁called ▁Sil bo ▁G om ero , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁ 2 ▁miles ▁away . ▁This ▁wh ist led ▁language ▁is ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁its ▁existence ▁has ▁been ▁documented ▁since ▁Roman ▁times . ▁In vent ed ▁by ▁the ▁original ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁the ▁Gu an ches , ▁Sil bo ▁G om ero ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁