Fuerteventura is an island located in the Canary Islands near the coast of Africa. The island has a subtropical climate with constant warm temperatures around 21 degrees Celsius. It rarely rains and experiences calimas which blow sand from the Sahara onto the island. Fuerteventura is divided into six districts and is known for its many beautiful beaches with white sand and clear waters, making them popular spots for surfing and tourism. The island's wildlife has adapted to the arid, volcanic environment and includes both native and introduced terrestrial and flying species.

1. Our Island

2. Location
Fuerteventura is in The Canary Islands
(Spain). It´s near to Africa and
sometimes this causes
misunderstanding, because politically,
Canarias belongs to Spain, but The
Canary Islands are geographically in the
north west coast of Africa, in the
Atlantic Ocean.

3. Photo

4. Fuerteventura’s division
Fuerteventura Island is
divided into 6 districts: La
Oliva, Puerto del Rosario,
Betancuria, Antigua,
Tuineje and Pájara.

6. Fuerteventura’s beaches
Many believe that the best beaches
of the Canary Islands and even
Europe are those of Fuerteventura,
the reasons are its waters, its variety
of marine species, white sand
beaches etc ... Besides
Fuerteventura are visited by millions
of surfers a year .

7. Fuerteventura’s beaches

8. Fuerteventura’s weather
The climate is arid with subtropical
temperatures. It remains almost constant
throughout the year (temperature 21.4 ° C)
average. Sometimes, there is a meteorological
phenomenon called “calima”, which, thanks to
the Sirocco, brings the sand that ups in
Sahara's sandstorms. Another feature is that
in Fuerteventura it hardly ever rains!

9. Fuerteventura’s wildlife
(terrestrial wildlife)
Fuerteventura’s terrestrial fauna is very
interesting. Most terrestrial animals have been
introduced (a coaching or accidentally) that
have evolved in arid and volcanic terrain of
the island. Most flying animals are animals
that have been flying from other sites and
most of them have ended evolving too.