The island of Fuerteventura, with 1658 km², is the second biggest of the Canarian Archipel. iIt is an island with extended plains, as its relief corresponds in a state of advanced matureness. Although it had to suffer many volvanis eruptions along its geological history, they were never strong enough to counterbalance the erosive process, nor give it a much younger look..
The island is divided into 6 villages : La Oliva, Puerto
del Rosario, Betancuria, Antigua, Pájara y Tuineje. The small island of Lobos with its 5 km², is part of the commune of La Oliva.
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La isla fue conquistada y colonizada por Juan de Bethencourt y Gadifer de la Salle en los primeros años del siglo XV. Los conquistadores, al llegar a Fuerteventura, se imponen a los reinos existentes en ella: Maxorata y Jandia.
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