Tinajo/Yaiza, Lanzarote, Spain - January 2019
View of the Timanfaya National Park. The only way to get into the park is by bus that travels around 50 minutes between the volcanoes. The national park is one of the core areas of the biosphere reserve designated by the UNESCO in 1993. The access to the park by the public is strictly regulated to protect the delicate flora and fauna.
Caldera Colorada, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Spain - March 2019
The "Bomba", which is a volcanic rock of several cubic meters, was fired from the volcano Caldera Colorada during the 18th century eruption. When between 1730 and 1736 the Montañas del Fuego began to erupt, the last volcano to erupt was the Caldera Colorada. The Caldera Colorada takes its name from its colourful south-east slopes, which shine with a violent red, which is rare even for the recently originated volcanoes.
Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain - December 2019
Cristina Camacho Puerta, 34, is a marine promulgator in the Canary Islands, with experience in environmental projects such as the network of marine environment observers in the Canary Islands and director of underwater photography events in apnea as an international competition "Open Fotosub El Hierro".
Mala, Lanzarote, Spain - November 2019
Chana Perera Brito portrayed in one of her cactus fields in Mala. Chana directs the Milana association that contribute to the rural development of the island through projects that involve the growth of the cochinilla.
the cochinilla is a parasitic insect of the cactus from which a natural dye is extracted and used in the sectors of cosmetics, in the textile industry, in nutrition, etc. Until a few decades ago the cultivation of cochinilla was an important source of income for Lanzarote. Nowadays, with the advent of competitor countries like Peru, it is no longer profitable for local farmers.
Ye, Lanzarote, Spain - December 2019
Entrance of the Ecofinca El Cortijo by the road that leads to the Mirador de Río. La Ecofinca is one of the many private places in Lanzarote that have become accommodation for tourists. Tourism is one of the few resources that the Island has, however it manages to keep its appearance intact and original.
Peña de las Cucharas, Lanzarote, Spain - June 2019
Maite Betancor Lemes, 36 years old, pedagogue and archeologist. Maite, in addition to providing guided tours for children in archaeological sites, has been helping in the excavations in the Fiquinineo field for more than 10 years. This deposits is considered one of the most emblematic of the island and representative of the El Jable culture. The remains of the island's past found in this excavation date from the aboriginal era of the majos, at the time dated to the 13th century, until its definitive abandonment as a habitat at the end of the 18th century.