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Ermita de San Antonio de Padua
The hermitage of San Antonio de Padua is located in the town belonging to Pájara of Toto, in the center of the town. The temple is a place of obligatory visit in which to know much better the history of this small municipality of Fuerteventura. The Hermitage is attached to the square, was built at the end of the eighteenth century, when it began to emerge a large number of hermitages distributed by the most important points of the island. History says that the Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua was paid for by the villagers themselves, although a large part was paid by Ana Cabrera Betancuria. The location of the chapels at the time used to correspond to high places or far from the population center, in this case the opposite happened, it was located in the center of the town, close to the square in a place of easy access for all debotos. The hermitage is built in a single nave, with a wooden roof, and also houses several valuable goods that come from donations that the people themselves donated to the temple and that still today are still part of the buildings. equipment.
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Morro Jable
Morro Jable is one of the most important towns in Pájara, with almost 8,000 inhabitants. Today Morro Jable is one of the tourist references of the island of Fuerteventura highlighting its beaches as the main reference for visitors. The beauty of Morro Jable lies not only in the beaches of fine sand and bathed by transparent waters of the ocean, but also has beautiful natural landscapes. Once you are in Morro Jable, the first thing that will attract the attention of all visitors will be the Playa de la Solana with the wide beaches of clear and fine sand or maybe the Saladar de Jandía, which is a place full of sea birds. Also striking is the Matorral lighthouse which can be seen practically from any point on the beach. With regard to the town, it also offers many places of interest such as the old town or the Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen where there is a viewpoint from which it is possible to see the wide beaches or the seaport. Morro Jable also offers a wide cultural offer, with concerts, parties and cultural events with the assistance of first class names.
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Playa de Cofete
The most famous unspoilt beach in Fuerteventura is Playa de Cofete, the first thing that strikes the attention of this stunning beach are its dimensions of 12 kilometers long and the wild nature that the whole environment has. The beach itself is an extension of about 12 kilometers in length of clear and fine sand and next to them the Mountainous Massif of Jandía, the zones higher than Fuerteventura, and that protects the beach on the eastern part of what is known as the Islote, which is a small island attached to the beach. There is also the Roque del Moro which is an imposing rock that rises from the sea, among other points such as Casa de los Winter or the town of Cofete
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Zona Arqueológica La Pared de Jandía
The archaeological zone of La Pared of Jandía is located 20 kilometers from the city of Pájara, in the north-east part of Jandía. This archaeological area gets its name from a cobbled wall that is believed to have traveled from east to west dividing the island of Fuerteventura into 2 parts. With the Norman conquest the wall was dated in the XV century, it is a pre-Hispanic construction located in the isthmus that joins the peninsula where Jandía is with the rest of the island. At the moment they are conserved around 6 kilometers of a height that vary between the 0,5 and 0,8 meters and that they present several attached modules, as well as many vestiges of prehispanic ascription. There is a hypothesis in which he affirms that this wall served to separate the kingdoms of Jandía and Maxorata, although this theory is rejected by many experts. La Pared de Jandía starts from the coast of Laja Blanca and continues south where it bifurcates and gradually disappears due to modern constructions and reappears again in the slopes of the Montañetas de Pedro Ponce. Attached to the wall you can see up to 54 paved constructions of different sizes and typologies. La Pared de Jandía was declared Good of Interest Culture in 2014 by the Government of the Canary Islands.
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Costa Calma
Costa Calma is one of the most amazing places you can visit in Fuerteventura. Located in the municipality of Pajara, 80 kilometers from the airport, in the southern part of the island is limited by the National Park of Jandia. Costa Calma has some of the most beautiful beaches in Fuerteventura, kilometers of fine white sand lapped by azure waters, some of the most famous are Playa Barca, Playa Esmeralda or Playa del Viejo Rey. Not only the beaches are places to visit for visitors, it is possible to visit the Oasis Park Fuerteventura, a zoo and botanical park with an innumerable amount of flora and fauna of the most exotic, it is possible to even a bath with sea lions. In Costa Calma there is also the Sicasumbre viewpoint, ideal to enjoy the night sky and admire the immensity of the universe. It should also be noted that it is possible to enjoy water sports such as windsurfing or kiteboarding in the immense beaches of this paradisiacal place.
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La Lajita
La Lajita is a charming little coastal town that belongs to Pájara, just 12 kilometers from the tourist area of Costa Calma. This small town 26 kilometers from Pájara has about 1800 inhabitants and traditionally based its economy on livestock and artisanal fishing. With the passage of time, tourism has become more important in its economy and has become an interesting point to visit in Fuerteventura. The proximity to Costa Calma has meant that this small town has experienced an interesting tourist growth, even with this growth. the small municipality has not lost the charm that makes it so recommendable. One points of interest offered by La Lajita is the chapel of the Immaculate Conception. We must also highlight its wonderful beach, with black sand and an infinity of boats stranded on its shore with traditional gear that give good sample of the type of artisanal fishing that fishermen still practice today. The waves on the beach are soft, have little occupation and can be accessed without any difficulty. La Lajita is a quiet place, without crowds and perfect to disconnect.
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Faro de Jandía
The Jandia Lighthouse is located at the tip of the same name, in the southernmost part of the island of Fuerteventura. It is one of the quietest points of the island, it is situated between the extensive plains of the Boards which is like a kind of coastal terrace that is in the area known as Natural Path
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Oasis Park
The Oasis Park Fuerteventura houses a zoo and a botanical garden of the largest in the Canary archipelago. The extension of the park exceeds 780,000 square meters and is located in La Lajita which belongs to the municipality of Pájara in the south of Fuerteventura. This impressive park was inaugurated in 1985 and was originally created for the captive breeding of dromedaries but with the passage of time has been acquiring different species reaching more than 6800 of all the continents. In the Oasis Park Fuerteventura facilities it is possible to find species of the African Savannah, installation of otters, the aforementioned reserve of dromedaries , sea lions, lake with flamingos, giraffes, African elephants, geese, birds of prey, a kind of Madagascar tunnel for lemurs, reptiles, parrots, meerkats and many other animals. It is possible to see shows of sea lions, raptors, reptiles among others or interact with elephants, camels or lemurs. It also has a botanical garden with more than 3000 species of cactus, large collection of palm trees, cactus garden, gardens with native flora, another one of dragon trees, even a greenhouse with the most exotic orchids. The objective of Oasis Park Fuerteventura is conservation, education and research in collaboration with Spanish universities.
