Jobs and work in la palma La Palma : At the northwest of the Canary Islands, some hundred miles from the coast of Africa is the island of La Palma, also known as La Isla Bonita, because of its astonishing natural beauty. La Palma is one of the smaller of the Canary islands, with a surface area of 706 square kilometres and a population of no more than 80,000. It is unusual in that it rises remarkably steeply from the ocean, the whole central mountain range exceeds 2000 m in altitude. The highest point on the island is the Roque de los Muchachos, the setting of the astronomical observatory. La Palma lies in both the cool north-easterly Canary Island current and the north-easterly trade winds, giving it a sunny climate with year-round modest temperatures, rather cooler than would be expected given the latitude of the island. Rainfall levels vary considerably across the island. The prevailing north-easterly trade winds bring moisture down to the Canaries, and the high altitude of the island means that most of this is deposited to the north-east. The southern part of the island is fairly dry and sunny. This gives rise to dramatic differences in vegetation, from the lush forests at Los Tilos and Marcos y Corderos in the north of the island, to the vine-clad slopes of Fuencaliente in the South. There is a considerable seasonal variation in rainfall, with almost no rain from June to August, and a peak in November. Average sea-level temperatures vary from 22º in August to 15º in January . Temperatures drop substantially with altitude; typical temperatures at El Roque de los Muchachos vary from 18º in summer to 3 C in winter, with a typical daily range of 7º. La Palma is occassionally affected by winds from the Sahara desert, bringing very fine clouds of dust in suspension ('calima'). The months most affected are July and August. Santa Cruz de La Palma’s airport code is SPC, and should not be confused with either Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPA), or Santa Cruz (possibly more than one in the Americas). La Palma is a holidays destination so please book your air flights well in advance, especially during peak periods such as Easter and Christmas when flights are greatly booked.  Find out more information on Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, El Hierro and Lanzarote. Click here to access the job forum home page | forum | contact us | tenerife info | lanzarote info | fuerteventura info | gran canaria info | jobs info | links   employment in the canary islands, tenerife, lanzarote, gran canaria, fuerteventura, la gomera, la palma, el hierro, find a job, jobs, work, working, staff, find staff, find a worker, work in the sun, work in tenerife, work in gran canaria, work in lanzarote, get employment, career, empleo en canarias, canaries, timeshare, time-share, get a job, get work, employment, trabajo, empleo, trabajar, legal, NIE, NIF, N.I.E. http://www.jobsingrancanaria.com http://www.powerfmradio.com http://www.powerfmradio.com/default.htm http://powerfmradio.com www.powerfmradio.com www.powerfmradio.com/jobs Hi! Welcome to the jobsinthecanaries.com website. We are hoping for this site to become popular with both employers and employees. Both parties are able to post their CV's and vacancies absolutely free of charge on this site. In the near future we are also hoping to have information related to how to become legal here in the Canary Islands. If you have any specific questions you would like to ask then please do so in the FAQ section, we also invite you to post your comments on this section and let other people know about your experiences here in the Canaries. Please feel free to link to the site! Enjoy your stay here. Webmaster, jobsinthecanaries.com get a job in tenerife, lanzarote, fuerteventura, gran canaria, employment, employers, employees, work, trabajo, canary islands, canaries, canarias http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum/default.asp http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum/forum.asp http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2  http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3http://www.jobsinthecanaries.com/forum/topics/ http://www.jobsingrancanaria.com http://www.jobsinfuerteventura.com