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Shepherd’s leap on the Canary Islands
The Salto del Pastor, or Shepherd’s Leap, is a custom still practiced today on the Canary Islands. It originated with shepherds using long wooden poles to cross ravines and steep slopes to keep up with their goats.
- Date 19.06.2021
- Duration 05:06 mins.
- Author Meike Krüger, Ruben Kalus
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- Keywords Salto del Pastor, Shepherd’s Leap, Ruben Kalus, Euromaxx reporter, Quirky Customs, Canary Islands, Tenerife
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