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FUERTEVENTURA INFORMATION

The Canary Islands is formed by seven larger islands, La Palma, Hierro, Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote and a few smaller ones, Alegranza, Graciosa, Montana Clara, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Lobos. Fuerteventura is the second largest island, with a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants and is l00km long by 31km wide. However it is the last island to be developed and for many people it is considered the Shangri-la of the Canaries with over 3,000 hours of sunshine every year. 

The Greeks and Romans called the Canaries the ´Happy Islands´ and it has been suggested by some historians that the legendary continent Atlantis was located here, surely Fuerteventura being its finest treasure.
One of the most amazing things about Fuerteventura is how different it is from the other canarian islands.  Having the Sahara Desert a little more than 100km from this fabulous island makes it like nowhere else; heavenly, solitary, endless white-sand beaches with never-ending sun and the exquisite turquoise blue of the sea.  Fuerteventura is a very special place designed for enjoyment and relaxation.
Fuerteventura sand beaches
Firstly a short history lesson: Fuerteventura is generally regarded as the oldest of all the Canaries and its unique formation come from various volcanic eruptions.  The last eruption occurred around 7,000 years ago so don’t worry, you’re more than pretty safe now.  Most Canarians call their ancestors ‘Guanches’ but ‘Mahorero’ is still used today to describe the people of Fuerteventura and comes from the ancient word ‘mahos’ which was a type of goatskin shoe worn by the original ‘Mahoreros’.
The North and the South of the island at its narrowest point was geographically divided by a low wall from La Pared (which means wall in Spanish) over to the east coast dividing it into two kingdoms.  It appears that this was a culture where each woman had on average three husbands!  Homes were cave type and some early examples of tools and pottery have been excavated from the few that have been discovered.  There is evidence that they were a spiritual race, the highest mountains providing the setting for pagan rituals and ceremonies.On Mount Tindaya certain engravings and religious symbols have been found giving reason to believe that this was a sacred mountain to the ‘Mahorero’ people.
 
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