Museo Arqueológico y Etnográfico (Cerrado temporalmente)

The Betancuria Archaeological Museum is located in the Roberto Roldan Street, it is easily recognized because the entrance is flanked by two canons that were used to fight against pirate invasions that Fuerteventura suffered during the 15th century. The idea of creating an archaeological museum in the town is based on the donation of a piece of the old mahos, who were the first settlers of the island (it should be noted that the island was named Mahoh that wants say my country) and that they met by chance in a majestic field. The initiative is launched by a neighbor of Betancuria called Vicente Ruiz, who was collecting and ordering all the materials they were finding.

The paleontological wealth of the island is unquestionable and can be observed from the first moment they enter the premises. You can see photographs of the places where the aboriginal settlements were, models of them and of course there are exposed remains of ceramics, tools and tiles made with mollusks or bones.

The facilities of the Archaeological Museum of Betancuria also show how the ancient settlers worshiped religious pain and as an example that demonstrates these adorations, figures made of stones are exhibited. To this is added the information about the mountain of Tindaya with its podomorphs as the basis of the mgico-religious world of the ancient majoneros.

There is also the possibility to learn the techniques of grazing and fishing of the first settlers as well as how they get the precious water or how they fed the mahos.

The information is completed thanks to the explanatory sheets that can be read by the different rooms of the archaeological museum and where the ethnographic elements used by the majoneros until a few years ago, take center stage and They serve to close the tour of the different rooms of this very interesting center.