Silbo, (whiste) a once widespread form of communcation used by the people of La Gomera to communicate between the deep ravines

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Because of the many deep ravines on La Gomera, the inhabitants developed the whistle-language "El Silbo", a unique form of communication which has been added to UNESCO’s list of conservation-worthy cultural on the pitch and length of the sound, consonants and vowels can be imitated.

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Size: 3424px × 5149px
Location: La Gomera, Canary islands, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © A.J.D. Foto Ltd. / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: canarias, canaries, canary, communicate, communication, el, españ, europe, european, gomera, islands, islas, la, language, local, man, silbo, spain, spanish, unique, unusual, whistle, whistling