Was at this hotel two years ago in May , returning May of this year and was wondering if the naturist sauna was still there , TIA .

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The 50 emergency megawatts for Fuerteventura will be in 2025.

The government of the Canary Islands was meeting with the Ministry of Ecological Transition, which states that it will have installed this power that year


The Government of the Canary Islands and the Ministry of Ecological Transition hope to have in operation by 2025 the emergency electricity generation systems that will provide an extra 220 megawatts of power to Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura to avoid possible blackouts, according to the EFE news agency.



It should be remembered that 50 new megawatts will be installed for the island of Fuerteventura to compensate for the Lanzarote-Fuerteventura system. What is not yet clear is where they will be installed, but everything indicates that it will be at the El Charco plant.



Minister Teresa Ribera and President Fernando Clavijo reviewed on Thursday the status of the tender for the allocation of electricity power by emergency means that they decided to launch after last summer's general blackout in La Gomera, whose objective is to prevent this situation from being repeated on other islands, particularly those where the situation is more pressing.



Ribera and Clavijo have given this timetable: the Canary Islands Government is going to complete its proposal for solutions in the next month and a half and the Ministry of Ecological Transition is committed to resolving within a maximum period of six months, in any case always before the end of the year, so that the systems enter service in 2025.

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Nine trails and ravines in Fuerteventura closed due to the bird breeding season.

The Ministry of Environment and Hunting, headed by Carlos Rodríguez, has closed a total of nine spaces, including sections of trails and ravines, on the island to protect protected species during their nesting period. This measure, which will be in force from February 15 to July 31, coincides with the bird breeding period on the island. Closed sections include Morro Francisco, La Muda, Malpaís de la Arena, Rosa de Tinojay, Barranco de Los Molinos, Barranco de La Muley, Caldera de Gairía, Barranco de La Torre and Caldera de Los Arrabales.



In this way, the Environment Department has worked on the restoration of the signs that indicate the closed trails, urging respect for these measures to protect the various species that nest in Fuerteventura.

The councillor, Carlos Rodríguez, highlighted the importance of respecting the existing signage to promote the reproduction and conservation of these species. In addition, he noted the possibility of expanding the list of closed trails if some species occupy new territories to breed.

For this reason, the island corporation asks the general public to respect the regulations while reminding them of the importance of using the designated trails within the Fuerteventura Trail Network, maintaining silence in these areas, controlling pets and refraining from circulating with vehicles cross-country. In addition to the closed trails, there are many birds that nest in plains and could be affected.

Hi
Just a quick question, has anybody hiked naked around Lobos island?

Thanks

Hello Everyone - apologies if this topic has already been covered but I haven't been on the Forum for a while.....

My husband and I have owned a property here on Fuerteventura for 20 years but chose not to take out full spanish residency after Brexit as we still need to travel between Fuerte and England for work on a regular basis so the new 90 day travel limits actually work quite well for us.

However, we used to get local discounts for example, local residencia rates at the golf clubs or Oasis Park Zoo on the island but I am now told that our paper NIE documents are no longer sufficient to prove our residency and we need to have green cards to prove we own our property and to get discount.

I asked my lawyer and she said we need to get in touch with Spanish Consul in England and ask for Residencia no Lucrativa for a new NIE.

Any help / thoughts would be most welcome please....

Regards
C.

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The university wants to save the Majorera macaw (lapas).

It is a Macaronesian endemism that is now undergoing a genetic study to improve its conservation status


The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has completed a genetic study of the populations of the Patella Candei complex in Fuerteventura based on DNA samples obtained from the tissues and DNA of the species.



In order to find solutions to avoid the loss of their populations, located on the island, the entity has carried out this phylogenetic study, the result of which aims to guide the appropriate recovery measures for the species.



The research has discovered that there are obvious genetic differences between the populations located in Fuerteventura and those located in the Savage Islands.



For this reason, the entity concludes that the measures for the recovery of the species in Fuerteventura should not be carried out with repopulations of specimens from other islands, but through the reproduction of seeds with individuals from the island's own population.



The Majorera macaw (Patella candei) is a historical, traditional and endemic resource of the biodiversity of the Canary Islands. It is a Macaronesian endemism that in the Canary Islands is a traditional fishing resource and whose populations have decreased to the point of being reduced to a specific area of Fuerteventura.



In fact, its listing as "endangered" is compounded by the lack of consensus on its taxonomy and range. At present, the various morphometric, meristic, and molecular approaches have not allowed a consensus about the significant evolutionary units that would make up the Patella candei complex.



According to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the management and conservation of this organism inevitably requires the clarification of its phylogenetic and taxonomic position, and the estimation of genetic diversity throughout the distribution range of its populations. Likewise, the analysis of a reduced representation of its genome will provide the highly resolute markers (SNPs) required to resolve these fundamental and critical questions in the implementation of initiatives for the conservation of the species.



The general objective of the project has been to evaluate the taxonomy and genetic diversity in the endemic Majorera macaw based on genomic data for advice on the conservation of this endangered species.



The specific objectives have been as follows:



Manage the entity's Patella candei tissue and DNA bank to provide the DNA samples required for genomic analysis



Sequence a reduced representation of the genome of Patella candei.



To analyze the relationships between Macaronesian populations from the Azores to Cape Verde from Patella candei.



Implement the conclusions on taxonomy and structure of genetic diversity in Patella candei populations in a management and conservation plan for the resource.

In this way, the SNPs4candei project has carried out the genetic study of the populations of the Patella candei complex from DNA samples obtained from the tissues and DNA of the species, available in the Macaronesian Marine Gene Bank BANGEMAC of the BioMol Laboratory of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Genetic sequencing was carried out after selecting 70 DNA samples from four ddRAD libraries plus one control library, with a group of 20 individuals per library. Subsequently, thanks to a principal component analysis (PCA), it has been possible to represent the genetic separation between the two subspecies of Patella candei: Patella candei candei and Patella candei crenata.



In this way, the phylogenetic results obtained for Patella candei candei and derived from the dendrogram and cluster analysis, show that there are evident genetic differences between the populations of this subspecies located in Fuerteventura and the populations of the same subspecies located in the Savage Islands. For this reason, the entity concludes that the recovery measures of the subspecies in Fuerteventura should not be carried out with repopulations of specimens from other Macaronesian islands, in particular, from the Savage Islands, since their execution could have a negative impact on the genetic biodiversity of the taxon.



In short, the entity has managed to clarify the taxonomic and phylogenetic position of the Patella candei complex, by demonstrating that there are genetic differences and divergences between the populations of Fuerteventura and the Savage Islands. For this reason, the entity has proposed to establish specific measures for the management of the resource in Fuerteventura, based on genomic results, based on the system of seed reproduction with individuals from the island's own population to ensure the restoration of their populations in the marine ecosystem of the Canary Islands. This action has been considered a priority and has been agreed upon by the participants of the interdisciplinary and institutional workshop organized within the framework of the project and in which both researchers and technical staff from the competent administrations have collaborated.



Finally, the results of the project have been transferred to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands and to the Tenerife Territorial Centre of the Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO) through an executive report, as well as to the scientific community through a poster presented at the AQUI 2021 Forum, specialized in marine resources, and the publication of two scientific articles in specialized press.

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The Tamaimos Foundation demands the reburial of the Guanche mummy exhibited in Madrid.

After 260 years, for the Tamaimos Foundation, the time has come for the xaxo to return to the Canary Islands, where it must be studied and then given a dignified burial


The Tamaimos Canarian Foundation demands the return of the Guanche mummy, stolen 260 years ago and exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid), in order to treat it with dignity like any other human being. After the proposal of the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, to decolonise the museums, the entity believes that the optimal conditions are in place so that, finally, historical justice is done and this xaxo (name used in the Canary Islands for mummified bodies), stolen in 1764 to be given as a gift to Charles III, is returned.


In the opinion of the Tamaimos Foundation, once the xaxo arrives in the Canary Islands, a reasonable period of time must be guaranteed to carry out the pertinent scientific research, without exposing the body. During this interval, studies and collection of essential samples would be carried out, which would serve to advance knowledge about our history. For the Tamaimos Foundation, this procedure, which must have the participation of experts in archaeology, anthropology and other academic disciplines, as well as Canarian civil society, would also have another purpose: to decide the place and the way in which this Guanche xaxo should be returned to the space from which it was plundered.



The policies of repatriation, restitution and reparation for the historical crimes of colonialism have gained enormous importance in recent years in the heat of the decolonial discourse. Now that Minister Urtasun seems to accept his postulates, an opportunity is opening up not only for the Canary Islands to recover the stolen indigenous remains, but also to question the way in which the island's museums exhibit the bodies of these populations. The Tamaimos Foundation believes that the Canary Islands should play a prominent role in this process, as it has been affected by colonialism since the founding of this stage in the history of humanity.



The Canarian Tamaimos Foundation, created in 2014, aims to defend and promote Canarian culture and identity. To carry out its work, it organises various types of activities, publishes books, magazines and promotes meetings around the Canary Islands.

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The constant rise in the shopping basket hits Majorero families hard.

Fresh fruit, eggs or potatoes: these are the products that are becoming more and more expensive on the island


The numbers are clear, the situation of the shopping basket is becoming a nightmare for the people of the Canary Islands and especially for the inhabitants of Fuerteventura where prices go through the double filter of insularity and double insularity.



The inflationary blow, together with the high cost of housing, is turning day-to-day life into an ordeal for many working families on the island who do not see salary increases in sight with Fuerteventura having the lowest GDP per capita in the Canary Islands, a community that is also at the bottom of the state in this regard.



Highest climbs in the Canary Islands



Of the 23 food and beverage groups that the INE distinguishes in its CPI statistics, the Canary Islands recorded the highest increases in eight in 2023, more than a third, while the lowest indices were more distributed, with Aragon (5) and Murcia (4) leading the way.



The five headings – the "rubrics" that the INE calls – that rose the most in the country as a whole were oils and fats (36.3%), fresh legumes and vegetables (13.2%), pork (12.3%), fresh fruit (11.8%) and sheep meat (9.7%).

Oils and fats soared in Madrid and rose less in Cantabria; legumes became more expensive in the Canary Islands and less in Cantabria; pigmeat increased in price more in Aragon and less in Galicia; fresh fruits more in the Atlantic archipelago and less in the Mediterranean; and sheep meat more in Extremadura and yet it fell in Asturias.



The ones that rise the most



The cost of oils and fats, which was most affected by the rise in food prices, reached 39.7% in Madrid, 39.1% in La Rioja, 38.9% in Extremadura, 38.4% in Catalonia and 37.2% in Andalusia; while it was "only" 25.1% in Cantabria, 30.4% in the Basque Country and 33.1% in the Canary Islands.



The price of fresh vegetables also rose throughout Spain, more in the Canary Islands, by 25.3%, in Murcia (17.2%), the Balearic Islands (16.6%) and Andalusia (15.2%) and less - a third than in the Atlantic archipelago - in Cantabria (7.9%), the Basque Country (8.0%) and Aragon (8.4%).



Meat prices rose more in Asturias (11.8%) for beef; in Extremadura (13.6%) and the Valencian Community (13.5%) sheep; in Aragon (17.5%), Murcia (16.9%) and Navarre (16.0%) pigs; and in Castilla-La Mancha (3.5%), Asturias and Catalonia (both 3.2%) that of AV.



On the other hand, in Murcia beef fell (-0.8%); in Asturias (-1.8%) and the Balearic Islands (-1.3%) sheep; and in Galicia (-2.6%) that of AV.



Fresh fruit rose in all regions, up to 16.4% in the Canary Islands, 15.2% in the Valencian Community and between 14% and 14.7% in Cantabria, La Rioja and the Basque Country, by 6.5% in the Balearic Islands and 7.4% in Aragon.



THE MOST RESISTANT TO CLIMBS



Milk, the only product that became cheaper last year in most of the regions, an average of 1.3% with Murcia (-2.15%), the Basque Country (-2.2%) and Madrid and Andalusia (-2.1%) leading the way, rose more in the Canary Islands (3.0%), but also in Navarre (1.3%) and Galicia (0.8%).



In the Canary Islands, the increase reached 7.2% for dairy products, ahead of the other archipelago, the Balearic Islands (5.9%), while prices fell in this heading in the Basque Country (-1.7%), Murcia (-1.1%) and Galicia (-0.6%).



The price of eggs increased more than twice the average (4.4%) in the Canary Islands (10.7%) and was not far from doubling that percentage in Cantabria (8.0%) and Madrid (7.6%), notably above the Basque Country (0.5%) and Extremadura (1.10%).



Cereals and derivatives rose the most in the Canary Islands, by 7.1%, more than twice as much as in Aragon (3.2%) or Asturias and Extremadura (3.5%); and bread in Murcia (4.1%), while it fell in Extremadura (-0.2%), remained stable in Navarre (0.0%) and barely rose in Aragon (0.3%), the Basque Country (0.5%) and Asturias (0.6%).



Fish, fresh or frozen, became more expensive in four communities in the north of the peninsula, two of them coastal: 6.4% in the Basque Country, 5.7% in Navarre; 5.4% in La Rioja; and 5.1% in Cantabria; and yet it grew less in another coastal region, Murcia (1.1%) and in two inland regions: Madrid and Castilla y León (in both by 3.3%, the same as in Andalusia).



Madrid, however, was where crustaceans, molluscs and fish preparations rose the most (6.6%), slightly above Cantabria (6.3%), compared to Navarre (3.1%) and the Canary Islands (3.2%).



The cost of potatoes and their preparations increased last year by 18.2% in the Canary Islands, three times the average (6.8%), and by more than 10% in La Rioja and Navarra, while it only rose by 2.7% in the Valencian Community and less than 5% in Asturias, the Balearic Islands and the Basque Country and even fell by 2.7% in Murcia.



Other items that rose relatively less are coffee, cocoa and herbal teas (6.0%) and sugar (6.2%), with maximums in both cases in the Balearic Islands, of 7.2% and 11.9%, respectively, and minimums in Aragon, of 3.9% and 2.3% in each of these communities.



In terms of beverages, mineral water, soft drinks and juices became more expensive by up to 13% in La Rioja and between 11% and 12% in Galicia, the Balearic Islands and Madrid, compared to smaller increases in Cantabria (5.0%), Aragon (5.5%), Asturias (6.6%) and Catalonia (6.8%).



Alcoholic beverages were the ones that marked the least differences, although despite everything the increase in Murcia, of 6.6%, doubled that of Galicia, of 3.3%.



Of the 23 food and beverages headings distinguished by the INE, other meats, canned fruit and nuts, vegetable preparations and other food preparations have not been included in this information.

Hope this is the right place for this post. Where do people normally socialise and meet up with fellow brits round here? I am guessing mostly Corralejo and Caleta, but
are there other well-known haunts around Puerto del Rosario/Antigua/La Oliva where people can mix and mingle?

From The Daily Express
"Canary Islands warned by Ryanair and TUI - ‘stop or you'll lose British tourists'
The cost of a Canary Island holiday rose on average 10 percent last year, and the increases show no signs of slowing down due to increased demand and global inflation.
Around 14 percent more people are likely to visit the Canaries this April compared to one year ago and now some of the UK's top airline companies have issued a warning to hoteliers and Airbnb owners in Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria to keep prices as low as they can to avoid losing visitors.
At a recent tourism convention, TUI, Jet2, and Ryanair said that possible recessions in the UK and Germany could have a major impact on the economy of the Canary Islands as these are the two main tourist groups for the area.
As a result, the companies argued that hospitality bosses need to keep price rises as low as possible due to the people generally not having as much spending Money in the UK and Germany - the two main tourist groups for the Canaries"

Thoughts?