The island before the conquest
The Guanche Traces
Long before Europe arrived, a people watched the Atlantic from these cliffs. Their script is still here — if you know where to look.
"They had no metal and no sails, yet they raised a civilisation on rock that the conquerors could not erase."
— On the aboriginal Canarii
The experience
The world of the first Canarians
The aboriginal Canarii lived in caves, granaries and mountaintop sanctuaries for more than a thousand years. Their carvings, mummies and painted symbols survive in the heart of the modern city. This game leads you from the great museum of Vegueta out into the streets, decoding the marks left by a vanished people.
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First settlers arrive
1483
Castilian conquest
1879
El Museo Canario opens
Today
Your investigation begins
True history
A people written in stone
The first Canarians probably arrived from North Africa around two thousand years ago, bringing barley, goats and a Libyco-Berber script.
They built painted granaries, carved spirals into cliff walls and mummified their dead — a world the Castilian conquest of 1478–1483 swept away within a generation.
Today El Museo Canario in Vegueta guards their skulls, idols and pintaderas, while their place-names still cling to every ravine of the island.
The journey
4 steps. One secret.
Act 1
El Museo Canario
Hall of the ancestors
Among the pintaderas — the clay seals each family used as a signature — find the pattern that opens the trail.
Act 2
The aboriginal symbols
Carved spirals
Spirals and lines carved by the Canarii hide a number. Translate the script the way an islander would have.
Act 3
The granary
Stores of the mountain
Painted silos kept the harvest safe for years. Work out which chamber the elders trusted with their seed.
Act 4
The sky-watchers
A mountain sanctuary
The Canarii read the solstices from high almogarenes. Align the final clue with the rising sun to finish.
What makes this game unique
More than a scavenger hunt
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Meet a lost civilisation
Discover the Canarii through their own symbols, granaries and sanctuaries.
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Crack an ancient script
Several puzzles use real Libyco-Berber signs — a genuine code from the past.
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A notch harder
The richest of our Gran Canaria routes — perfect for seasoned puzzlers.
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Play at your own pace
No guide, no fixed time. Start when you want and pause whenever you like.
Practical info
Everything you need to know
Duration
2h – 2h30
Self-paced
Players
Unlimited
From age 10
Distance
~2.5 km
Gentle slopes
Start
El Museo Canario
Vegueta
Languages
FR · EN · ES
Others on request
Best time
Morning
Cooler & quieter
Pricing
1 phone
25€
2 phones
35€
3 phones
45€
Each phone receives a unique game code. Want to compete? Book multiple phones!
A people erased can still be read.
— if you learn their signs
Step into the world of the first Canarians, decode the script they carved into rock, and carry home a story most visitors never hear. The traces are waiting.
Book your adventure