Monthly summaries of the main news stories concerning the island of Fuerteventura.
Access to Tindaya Mountain to resume this Autumn Fuerteventura’s Cabildo is to reopen access to Tindaya this Autumn following the installation of informative panels and path signposts on the south side of the mountain. Access has been closed since the … Continued
Improvements to Caleta de Fuste Beach The Canarian Government has insisted that the improvements to the El Castillo Beach are continuing as planned and that the works are currently at the excavation stage. Rocks are being excavated so that the … Continued
Padron list drops by 4000 in Pajara Following the recent loss of 4000 residents from the municipality of Pajara’s Padron list, the Ayuntamiento has launched a campaign to encourage residents to enrol on the list. Many resident foreigners that live … Continued
Minor Earthquake off the West Coast A seismic movement of 3.5 on the Richter scale, that was felt throughout the island, occurred on Sunday evening at about 8pm. The epicentre was 5 kilometres off the coast of Los Molinos and … Continued
Daring Rescue of Fin Whale Two young men from Morro Jable, César Espino and Gustavo Ponce, took part in the stunning rescue of a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) which had become hooked and entangled in the remains of an illegal … Continued
Record Year for Tourism According to provisional figures from the Fuerteventura Tourist Board, the island received just under 3 million visitors in 2015. Of the 2,970,145 visitors, 2 million were foreign tourists arriving by plane, 200,000 were Spanish visitors from … Continued
Green Turtle released at Puerto Lajas A Green Turtle that was found with a fishing hook embeded at Puertito de Jandia on the 7th of December, was released at Puerto Lajas today (17th December). The turtle had spent 10 days … Continued
Woman killed by partner in Puerto del Rosario A 24 year-old Colombian woman was fatally stabbed by her partner during the early hours of Wednesday morning (9th December). The assailant, a 33 year old Dominican man, attacked his partner with … Continued
Playa de los Pozos re-opens Puerto del Rosario’s most popular beach has been re-opened to the public following the completion of the Port Authority’s dredging works and expansion of the beach. The beach, which was closed for just under a … Continued
Ferry Connection with Tarfaya The local government of Tarfaya in Morocco, together with the president of the Fuerteventura Cabildo, the Mayor of Puerto del Rosario and the chamber of commerce have vowed to “overcome every obstacle” to get the ferry … Continued
Last Chimpanzee leaves Oasis Park Cheeta, the only Chimpanzee to survive the tragic events back in June when Guardia Civil were forced to shoot three escaped animals, has left the island for a recovery centre in Girona. The female Chimpanzee … Continued
Earth Tremor in La Oliva A seismic movement of 3.0 on the richter scale occurred in the municipality of La Oliva on Tuesday morning. The epicentre was at a depth of 24 kilometers between Corralejo and Puerto del Rosario, close … Continued