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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 The name stands for an attempt at more exclusive tourism that was made in 1966. To date, the complex consists of an exclusive hotel with a collection of bungalows, plus detached private houses that ar [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 The village, and the valley, got their name because of a private donation. In 1589, Ines Peraza had the first little church built and dedicated to the saint of her name. The present-day chapel goes ba [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 The church of Nuestra Señora del Socorro and the cemetery are off the main road. Apart from the Bar La Matilla, there are only a few scattered houses, some of whose patios have tall, thick trees for [ ... ] |
15/01/2009 The architecture of the tourist complex to the south of Puerto del Rosario, with the Caleta de Fuste yachting marina, is regarded as exemplary. Around the old fort and along the sand [ ... ] |
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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 [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 The village lies at the foot of the 401 m mountain of the same name. Because of its particularly hard rock, the mountain defies erosion, and in clear weather you can see Teide, the highest mountain on [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 is situated between Puerto del Rosario and the Airport of Fuerteventura |
14/01/2009 This is where Jean de Béthencourt and Gadifer de la Salle disembarked in 1402. The two conquerors pushed on through the valley of Vega de Río Palmas, tall palm-trees above them, |
16/01/2009 In the heart of the Malpaís de la Arena, not far from the old coastline on the road from Corralejo to El Cotillo, lies the little town of Lajares. This boasts both a football stadium, built in 1990, [ ... ] |
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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. 




