| In Gran Canaria you can practice a great variety of sports in open air during the whole year. The nice weather, the excellent conditions of the sea, the temperature of the water, and the wind plus the excellent sport facilities at the port, make this island the perfect place for navigators. Golf, trekking, climbing, surf, windsurf, fishing, diving, sailing... are some of the sports that can be practiced on this island not only for the good weather but for the 236km of coastline. In relation to golf, there are at the moment four big golf courses in Gran Canaria, one of them, Club de Golf of Bandama, was the first one to open in Spain.
There are some ancient sports that are still practiced in the Canaries: lucha canaria, vela latina, juego del palo or salto del pastor. The first one, practiced by the native inhabitants many years ago, is one of the most popular sports of the archipielago. Gran Canaria has excellent teams which compete against each other and against teams which represent other islands. The place where they fight is called "terrero".
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