Too weak to miau, the little kitten looked at me with eyes full of fear and clogged with pus from infection. A friendly local found the animal at night in a box on the street of Puerto del Rosario. A  [ ... ]

Entering your new home or wanting to change the looks of it without spending too much? Maybe a new wall decoration can do wonders. Here are some ideas: Glicée print. A glicée print is a printed co [ ... ]

From the earliest settlers to very recent times agriculture has been a primary industry in Fuerteventura. The various tools of this activity are still to be found on the island. Donkeys are abundant a [ ... ]

A snorkelling mask is a must on every Mediterranean holiday, but very seldom one sees a tourist on the Canary Islands coming out of the water with that typical imprint on his face, coming from his mas [ ... ]

The trip will lead us to a special type of volcano: a vent volcano. It is formed by a slow ascend of lava in the central column of an already existing crater, but without major outflows. Once the lava [ ... ]

Salvia Hispanica is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. It was cultivated by the Aztec and Maya in pre-Columbian times since 3500 years B.C, was highly valued and even offered to thei [ ... ]

La Ventana – Zen Art of Touch – La Pared, Fuerteventura von Maya Widmaier. Maya Widmaier ist ausgebildete Dipl. Grafikdesignerin und Schauspielerin in München. Seit 1986 Arbeit in und mit Selbst [ ... ]

In previous editions, we have treated several “established truths” and we have tried to show you that these truths are in fact our individual interpretations of the environment in which we live an [ ... ]

The estimated age of Fuerteventura as an island is some 18-20 million years. The earliest formation is thought to be Tindaya, reckoned by its material which differs significantly from that of the rest [ ... ]

We only have one earth. So we have to be as careful as possible with it. Everybody, adults and children, can help to keep our planet as healthy as possible: less waste, less pollution, less consumptio [ ... ]

There are about 350 different species and sub-species of the Sea Lavender, defined by botanists and one only can be found here on the island of Lobos, more specific in a small lagoon. The “Oval leaf [ ... ]

The diagnosis was shattering; the chances for survival were little: the life of the Schnauzer Mundo was hanging on a tight rope. But destiny was showing mercy as he met with people who took care of hi [ ... ]

In September 2009 OKAPI organised a second cat castration campaign in the North of Fuerteventura whereby 232 cats were treated. During the January campaign in the South, 168 cats were treated. Altoget [ ... ]

Almost everyone who lives on the island knows about Happy Plants and their beautiful plants, trees and cacti that are being taken care of with love and dedication.
But… Happy Plants recently became a [ ... ]