Barranco Hondo is a population entity belonging to the municipality of Candelaria, on the island of Tenerife —Canary Islands, Spain—.

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Barranco Hondo
Neighborhood
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canarias
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Municipality	Candelaria
Area
• Total	806 km2 (311 sq mi)
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,169
• Density	393.66/km2 (1,019.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	barrancohondero, -a
Limits	Northern: Las Rosas and Barranco Hondo (El Rosario) East: Atlantic Ocean South: Atlantic Ocean and Las Caletillas West: Igueste de Candelaria
Day of the neighbourhood	March 19
Patron saint	Saint Joseph Cristo de la Buena Muerte —compatron—

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The neighborhood receives its name from the geographical feature that crosses it, a ravine that has its source at 1478 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Dorsal of the island and that flows into the sea after approximately ten kilometers.^[1]

Located outside the valley of Güímar, about ten kilometers from the urban center of Candelaria, reaching an average altitude of 630 m above sea level. It has an area of 8.05 km² that includes, in addition to the urban center, an extensive natural area that includes a small part of the Protected Landscape of Las Lagunetas and the Public Utility Mount Fayal, Valle y Chafa.^[2]

The topography and the slope have conditioned the location of the houses along the branch road that connects with the Carretera General del Sur in the vicinity of the ravine that gives it its name.

The neighborhood has a church dedicated to San José, the Poeta Antonio Alberto Alonso cultural center, the Carmen Álvarez de la Rosa public school, a doctor's office, a morgue and cemetery, a public park, several squares and playgrounds, sports facilities —two sports centers and a municipal soccer field—, a gas station, a post office, a bank, a pharmacy, as well as stores, bars and restaurants. In the coastal area of the town there is a natural swimming pool next to the beach of Barranco Hondo and the sports club Círculo de la Amistad XII de Enero.^[2]

In Barranco Hondo are also located the viewpoints of Los Guanches and Picacho.^[2]

The village of Barranco Hondo was founded in the 16th century with the establishment of peasant settlers. However, its consolidation took place during the 18th century.^[4]

From the end of the 19th century until the middle of the following century, the town had a mayor or ward mayor.^[4]

Agriculture never reached the sufficient development, so the population has had to seek employment abroad, mainly in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In the area of Barranco Hondo, patron saint festivities are celebrated in honor of San José in the month of March, with religious and popular events, highlighting the traditional pilgrimage of San José since 1983.^[5]

In the second week of July, events are held in honor of the Cristo de la Buena Muerte.^[6]

The neighborhood also celebrates festivities in honor of the Virgen de los Dolores during the second week of October.^[7]

The neighborhood can be reached mainly by the Carretera General del Sur TF-28 and the Autopista del Sur TF-1.

From Barranco Hondo starts one of the approved paths of the Tenerife Footpath Network:^[8]

• SL-TF 299 Lomo El Centeno

• Club Deportivo Círculo de la Amistad XII de Enero (XII of January)
• Viewpoints of Los Guanches and Picacho
• Natural swimming pool of Barranco Hondo

• Ascent of Barranco Hondo.

• Badlands