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FUERTEVENTURA


The island of Fuerteventura is situated in the Canary Islands, and has an area that extends up to approximately 1,659 Km2, which makes it the second largest island in the entire archipelago. It is widely known for its superb white sand beaches and for its bright sunlight that shines towards the island for the entire year.


The island’s capital is known as the Puerto Del Rosario, which was then known as Puerto Cabras until the year 1956. Moreover, the island of Fuerteventura and the African continent is only divided by a narrow strait. The island is known to have the oldest history had also have the longest beaches in the entire archipelago. Fuerteventura’s last documented population count approaches nearly up to 103,167 inhabitants as of the year 2009, which makes the island bear 62.16 inhabitants per Km2. Their natives are known as “Majorero” (“Majorera” for women).


The island is known as the prime destination for those who love windsurfing and scuba diving activities. Fuerteventura carries more than 150 beaches which is located both at the northern and southern parts of the island, and scattered over 340 kilometers of coastline. Further, cliffs, as well as small, hidden coves can be discovered at the eastern coast of the island.


The island’s crystal clear yet shallow waters are indeed perfect for water sports such as surfing, waterskiing, and fishing, and last but not the least: windsurfing, which of course brought about the island’s essential place in the windsurfing’s World Cup circuit. There are in fact a lot of beaches where in you can be able to practice this particular sport, and this includes the Corralejo, Cotillo, Jandia, Calceta de Fuste and the Cofete.


Similar to the case of windsurfing, the island also possess a lot of prime destinations for those who are scuba diving enthusiasts, and this is due to those crevices, caves, tunnels, overhangs, and rock formations which can be discovered at the ocean beds. The island’s ideal weather, sandy beaches with stunning natural beauty, dunes and contemporary infrastructure makes the island of Fuerteventura a perfect and privileged destination not only for sport enthusiasts but for all nature lovers as well.


An ideal method in order to get acquainted with the island’s particularly concealed locations is to wander through the tracks and trails that will guide you to the destinations of the immaculate landmarks. It was declared as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO last May 26th of the year 2009.