Palm syrup Palm syrup Miel de palma (lit. palm honey, also palm syrup) is an edible sweet syrup produced from the sap of a number of palms. It is produced in the Canary Islands and coastal regions of South America. In the Canary Islands, palm syrup ("miel de palma") is produced from the Canary Island Date Palm ("Phoenix canariensis"). In Chile, palm syrup ("miel de palma") is produced from the endangered Chilean Wine Palm ("Jubaea chilensis"). Other species used include the coconut palm, sugar palm, and palmyra palm. Most guarapo and miel de palma production occurs in the municipality of Vallehermoso on
Miel I Dam a nominal capacity of and maximum discharge capacity of (at the dam's crest elevation of ). A discharge tunnel is also located at the base of the dam, on its right bank, which has a capacity of . The reservoir created by the dam, Amani Reservoir, has a storage capacity of and surface area of . The reservoir's normal elevation above sea level is . On the left bank of the reservoir near the dam is the intake for the Miel I Hydroelectric Station which is controlled by two floodgates. In 2010 the Guarinó diversion dam on the Guarinó River