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In La Oliva, the administrative centre of the district, the magnificent buildings of the Casa de los Coroneles and of the once sumptuous, now deserted residence of the Manrique y Laras are reminders of a centuries-old tradition of power.
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16/01/2009 Considering its administrative importance - this is where the major tourist centres on Jandía are administered - Pájara has a surprisingly rural and tranquil air. At the edge of town there are pictu [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 Together with Morro Jable, the “calm coast” is the cradle of tourism on the sandy beaches of Jandia. Since the late 1960s, the Dehesa S.A. company has been selling sites [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 The tiny, modest church in this fishing village is dedicated to the Virgin of the Happy Journey (Virgin de Buen Viaje), the reason doubtless being the village’s long tradition as a smuggler’s harb [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 Once an isolated fishing village accessible only by rough tracks, over the last few decades Morro Jable has grown into one of the largest holiday centres on Fuerteventura. This is not surprising, as t [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 In the centre, the magnificent church and the nondescript administration building, serving a district that includes the town of Gran Tarajal, stand facing each other. There is a black memorial plaque [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 Once upon a time, this valley was rich in water and rain, and even today is one of the rare spots on Fuerteventura where the sight of green terraced fields full of vegetables, mulberry bushes, carob t [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 This little town is a discovery in itself, as it is relatively untouched by tourism. From the harbour, you have a view or the entire panorama of the streets and alleyways built into the hillside. Subc [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 A forgotten village with decaying clay houses next to well-tended white residences in the island’s interior, where life still runs its original course, untouched by tourism. |
16/01/2009 The valley and the village of the same name are one of the most beautiful parts of Fuerteventura. Starting from the plaza with the church built in 1666, white and clay-coloured buildings (fincas) run [ ... ] |
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buildings of the Casa de los Coroneles and of the once sumptuous, now deserted residence of the Manrique y Laras are reminders of a centuries-old tradition of power. 




