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The town of Gran Tarajal is the second most highly populated town on Fuerteventura, after the capital, Puerto del Rosario. It has a commercial port, which makes it the central point for importing and exporting for the south of the island. From here, cheese and fish are exported, as well as agricultural products.

The harbour was once the gateway for many different visitors to Fuerteventura, as it was regularly used by Barbary pirates, missionaries and bishops, who actually needed the local fishermen’s help to disembark.

There is a very attractive sea-front promenade, with a black sand beach. The sea here is very calm, owing to an old wharf that offers shelter from the open sea. The wharf was once used for loading the ‘Majorero’ tomatoes that were bound for Europe. The calmness makes the beach an ideal spot for water-sports, and in September and October you can find the World Deep-sea Fishing Championships held here.

The streets of Gran Tarajal follow the contours of the land, with an impressive volcano rising up to make a spectacular backdrop to the town. The church was built in 1879 thanks to the sizeable contribution made by a Spanish emigrant, who returned to Fuerteventura after getting rich in Cuba. A short while later, he was the first to introduce the Chicago windmills to the island.

Around the church is a palm grove, with many date palms as well as the usual Canarian Palm trees. The leaves and branches of these trees are the raw materials which the local craftsmen turn into baskets or the traditional ‘Majorero’ straw hats that are still very much in evidence, particularly amongst the older gentlemen.


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