FUERTEVENTURA : African landscape and climate with the best Atlantic beaches
FUERTEVENTURA, Canary island landscapes and climate Whose Are Similar to Those of North African Countries, and Where We found the best beaches of the Atlantic Ocean
This island is part the Canarian archipelago , English region located in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,400 km south European continent and very close - 100/350 km - the coast of Africa. Fuerteventura
is one of the easternmost islands ( its distance from the southern part of Morocco is only 97 km )
Area: 1659.74 km ²
Population:
105/110.000 inhabitants Capital: Puerto del Rosario ( 40,000 inhabitants)
is one of the Canary Islands largest and the oldest of them.
Its origin is also volcanic, with numerous records of eruptions in the distant past ( there are more than 20 mountains and ancient volcanic craters ), although currently there is no activity whatsoever.
The mountain / volcano high the island is the peak of the Bush (m. 812 )
has, therefore, limited visibility and vast plains, much of the territory is arid and semi arid, with characteristics similar to some of the north-Saharan countries. This does not mean that many of his landscapes are of great beauty and originality.
has 13 Protected Natural Areas, as the Mountain of Tindaya sites Malpais lava.
But the biggest attraction of the island are, surely, their long and extensive beaches, such as the Peninsula of Jandia in the south, the dunes of Corralejo and El Cotillo in the north.
Its climate is warm / hot , with an average temperature of 20 º C, also has a dryness similar to the nearby Sahara desert, with Calimas ( suspension of dust / sand in the air blown by the wind " Sirocco" from of that desert, located southeast ) and very little rain because its limited visibility can not retain the moisture of the trade winds, as in other islands.
However, these features are suitable for which Fuerteventura is a preferred destination for many tourists seeking sun and sand .
activities and resources primeval - agriculture (cereals ), livestock (goats ) and fishing - as the basis of subsistence, were and are discrete, being replaced now by a growing tourism , has a remarkable number of hotels, apartments and bars.
Other economic activities are related to transport, port traffic and the construction of buildings.
The island is served by a road network running through the interior and coasts, with bus or buses, which travel to the various peoples of the Territory.
With outside there maritime communications and traffic of goods from different ports to other islands themselves as Puerto del Rosario, Great Tarajal ( where ferries arrive and depart related to Gran Canaria ), Corralejo ( bound to Lanzarote ) and Morro Jable ( that also connects with Gran Canaria and Tenerife ).
also receive cruise ships from the rest of mainland Spain and from other countries.
For airway is its airport, 5 km from the capital, Puerto del Rosario, with regular flights to and from the rest of Spain and international with many countries, being half that of access to travelers and holidaymakers important island.
LINKS:
Images, photographs and videos of Fuerteventura - www.google.es / images
Fuerteventura Island - es.wikipedia.org
Fuerteventura, Canary Beach - www . fuerteventuraturismo.com Videos
Fuerteventura beaches - www.google.es / images
pictures Tindaya Mountain - www.google.es / images
Videos folklore and songs of the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura -
www.google.es
Majoreras parrandas Videos - www.google.es
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