Man in traditional dress from La Gomera demonstrating "El Silbo", the island's whistling language.

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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: 3358px × 5050px
Location: La Gomera, Canary islands, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © Alan Dawson Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: canarias, canary, communicate, communication, el, españ, europe, european, gomera, islands, islas, la, language, silbo, spain, spanish, unusual, whistle, whistling