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The Spanish island that communicates by whistle
By Richard Franks21st July 2021
On the small Canary Island of La Gomera, an ancient whistling language that once almost died out is now undergoing an exciting revival.
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In the rugged crags of Barranco de Ávalo, a ravine on the small Canary Island of La Gomera, two local 12-year-olds were practicing their
Silbo Gomero, the local whistling language. For an entrancing few minutes, Irún Castillo Perdomo and Angel Manuel Garcia Herrera s lilting warbles reverberated around the barren gorge and soared proudly into the air like eagles in flight.
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