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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "roque-los-muchachos",
  "name": "Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma)",
  "shortName": "Roque / La Palma",
  "region": "Canary Islands, Spain",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 28.7569,
    "longitude": -17.885
  },
  "timezone": "Atlantic/Canary",
  "bortleClass": 1,
  "summary": "2,400 m volcanic ridge — home to the Gran Telescopio Canarias and Bortle 1 sky.",
  "intro": "Roque de los Muchachos at 2,400 m on La Palma is one of the three best professional astronomy sites in the world. The Gran Telescopio Canarias is here — and the public can visit the summit ridge at night.",
  "established": null,
  "drivingFromToronto": "≈ 1.5 h drive from Santa Cruz de La Palma up the LP-4 to the summit.",
  "bestTime": "Year-round; the summit sits above the trade-wind inversion 300+ nights a year.",
  "highlights": [
    "Above the inversion — 90%+ clear-night rate",
    "Gran Telescopio Canarias (10.4 m) on-site",
    "Certified Starlight Reserve for the entire island"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt",
    "Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision",
    "Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Bortle 1 sky with the Milky Way as a physical band of light, zodiacal light, gegenschein.",
  "source": null,
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=roque-los-muchachos",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/roque-los-muchachos.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/roque-los-muchachos.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Roque%20de%20los%20Muchachos%20(La%20Palma)&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Roque%20de%20los%20Muchachos%20(La%20Palma)&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=roque-los-muchachos",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}