Yumbo Centrum
Shopping mall in Maspalomas/Playa Del Ingles, Gran Canaria
27°45′29″N 15°34′38″W / 27.7579668°N 15.5773201°W / 27.7579668; -15.5773201The Yumbo Centrum (Spanish: El Centro Comercial Yumbo) is a shopping complex on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. It is situated in the tourist resort of Playa Del Ingles, between Avenida de Tirajana and Avenida de España.
The centre was built 1982-85 by the tourism entrepreneur Estanislao Mañaricúa Belacortu and Alejandro del Castillo.[1]
Amenities
The shopping centre consists of a series of open-air courtyards and terraces. It has over 200 shops and international restaurants situated over multiple floors ranging from clothes, shoes, perfume and jewelry to electronics. Access is at ground level, with retail floors on several levels below ground.[2]
The Yumbo is also noted for its busy nightlife and is a popular attraction for LGBTQIA+ visitors, offering a wide range of gay bars, discos, nightclubs and drag cabarets.[3][4] The Cabildo insular de Gran Canaria (the island government) operates a tourist information office within the Yumbo Centre, on the ground level by the entrance on Avenida de España.[5]
In May and November the events of the annual summer and winter Gran Canaria Gay Pride celebration are usually centred on the Yumbo Centre, attracting thousands of attendees from around the world.[6]
References
- ^ Suárez, Gabriel (7 February 2012). "Adiós a un empresario excelente". www.canarias7.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Yumbo Centre - Maspalomas - Gran Canaria". C.C.Yumbo Centrum (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Walker, Neville (18 March 2000). "Boy zone". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Travel, D. K. (2017). Top 10 Gran Canaria. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 104. ISBN 9780241318812. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offices - The Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website". www.grancanaria.com. Cabildo insular de Gran Canaria. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Fimiani, Roberta (2014). "The Role of Gay Spaces for a Gay Destination: Gay Tourism in Gran Canaria" (PDF). Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Tourism Studies. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yumbo Centrum.
- O'Neill., Pat (10 December 2018). "The Yumbo Centre Playa del Ingles-Something for everyone". Sofia or Bust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Yumbo Centrum". Tripadvisor.
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