Noticias;

The beach of the pier of El Cotillo is closed due to spills.

It is unknown where the leaks that have been occurring since Saturday come from.



The City Council of La Oliva has closed the Playa del Muellito in El Cotillo to the bathers last Saturday due to a discharge of sewage, whose origin is still unknown. According to the TVAC, the discharges appear intermitently.



"We are looking for solutions to this new spill since Saturday," explains Julio Santana, councilor

Radio Sintonia:

The preferred stop of the Cotillo embellished with decorative murals.

The preferred stop of the Cotillo embellished with decorative murals. The Cabildo de Fuerteventura continues to improve and fine-tune the network of interurban road transport infrastructures.



The Ministry of Transport leads this project in collaboration with the members of the Employment Plan 'The Cabildo promotes Employability'. These tasks include repairs, conditioning, cleaning and the beautifi

Fibre disappeared around 2pm today, along with phone lines (mobiles still working).

Movistar say it is a major outtage and could take time to fix.

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Radio Sintonia:

SUC medicalized helicopter transports a minor rescued from the sea in Fuerteventura.

A medicalized helicopter of the SUC has transferred a minor rescued from the sea in Fuerteventura.

This afternoon, at 13:58 p.m., the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands received an alert in which it was communicated that they had taken a minor from the sea who showed signs of drowning. It happened in Playa del Castillo, in El

Noticias:

€126,260 to restore the Torre del Tostón in El Cotillo.

The Cabildo has formalized the contract and the works will begin within a maximum period of one month




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The Cabildo of Fuerteventura will soon begin the consolidation and restoration works of the Torre del Tostón, located in the town of El Cotillo in the municipality of La Oliva. Once the contract has been formalised, the winning company has one month to start the work that seeks t

Since our last visit to El Cotillo there has been a welcome addition with the construction of facilities for camper van users to the rear of the Football stadium.

Fresh water on tap and a chemical toilet / waste water disposal unit should encourage more environmentally friendly sananatory disposal, rather than emptying of tanks and toilets in popular camping areas or trailing effluent on the roads and tracks, as some are inclined to do.

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Radio Sintonia:

They denounce the demolition of the House of the Midwife or Maximina Santana, in El Cotillo.

The El Efequén Heritage Association publicly denounces the demolition of the house known as Casa de la Pantera or Casa de Maximina Santana, in the town of El Cotillo. This house was built in the mid-nineteenth century with the materials and values of traditional architecture. It was a U-shaped stone house with all its rooms standing and a façade facing south. Despite its age, the

Radio Sintonia:

The paleontological site of Rincón de los Morteros, victim of a new attack on heritage.

The expert in palaeontology, Esther Martín González, has denounced a new attack against the palaeontological heritage of Fuerteventura.
Through his social networks, he explained that on the morning of last Sunday, February 25, on a route through the paleontological site of Rincón de los Morteros, south of El Cotillo, together with members of the Heritage Association "El Efequén", t

I was in El Cotillo town this afternoon and the tide was only covering some of the rocks. I saw some "squares" in the sea which appear to be man made and look like rock. Anyone know what they are please.
I have seen something similar in Almeria, where small areas were made of rocks at the edge of the sea, many years ago, to catch fish when the tide went out.
I will try to take photos next time I see it.
Thanks in advance for any replies.ò

A 3.6 magnitude Earthquake was recorded north of El Cotillo early this morning

The National Geographic Institute (IGN) reported an Earthquake early this morning registering a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale in the northwestern region of El Cotillo off the coast of Fuerteventura.

The Earthquake occurred at 3:36 am and was detected 25 kilometers beneath the seabed. Despite its significant magnitude, there have been no reports of the tremor being felt by the local population.

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