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Puerto del Rosario

The capital of Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario is a young city, with just two centuries of existence, which treasures among their values, the charm that keep small towns. As administrative capital of the island, is a landmark commercial, industrial, cultural, leisure and tourism, leading these proposals in the island context. Within the urban environment provides a complete commercial offer of the island
In the eighteenth century, occurs in Fuerteventura a revival of the economy and farmers and ranchers seeking a harbor from which to export their products (cereals, barilla and goats). The site chosen was Puerto Cabras, changing the name to Puerto del Rosario just 50 years ago.
Puerto del Rosario has a commercial area ( Leon y Castillo Street, Primero de Mayo Street, as well as having the greatest shopping center of the Island: Mall Rotondas , with over 100 stores)..

From the seafront and along his walk to Playa Blanca can walk within minutes, where we will find a 800m beach of fine golden sands, characterized by the climate and the tranquility that is breathed in the township.
The sculpture park (more than 100 works, which highlights the Esplanade Fountain of Puerto del Rosario, near the entrance to the Port, the work of Amancio Gonzalez), outdoor street merges with decorating them with her beauty and creating a cultural environment very peculiar.
The municipality of Puerto del Rosario has about 40,000 inhabitants and its main economic activities are tourism, trade and service sectors.

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, located in the heart of the city, dating from 1824and consists of a single nave tile water mark, and two masonry corners of sacristy attached to the sides of the chapel. Inside you can see recently completed an altarpiece, which plays the first altar that had this church

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