Lanzarote

Lanzarote, is the fourth largest of the islands & the island's name in the native language was Titerro(y)gatra, which may mean "the red mountains"

The mountainous area of Lanzarote is called Timanfaya National Park.

The tallest mountain is Peñas del Chache reaching 670 m above sea level & the "Tunnel of Atlantis" is the largest submerged volcanic tunnel in the world.

Lanzarote is the easternmost island of the Canary Islands & its seat of government is in the capital, Arrecife.

Tourism has been the main revenue for the island for many years & the only other revenue earner being agriculture.

The islands international airport is Arrecife Airport,in the capital.

Lanzarote is part of the province of Las Palmas and is divided into 7 municipalities;

• Arrecife
  
• Haría
  
• San Bartolomé
  
• Teguise (includes Isla de La Graciosa and four smaller islets)
  
• Tías
  
• Tinajo
  
• Yaiza

There are five hundred different kinds of plants and lichen on the island. 17 of the plants are endemic and there are 180 different lichen.

After the winter rainfalls, the vegetation comes to a colorful bloom between February and March.
The fauna of Lanzarote is more monotonous than the plant life, except for bats and other types of mammals which accompanied humans to the island, including the dromedary which was used for agriculture and is now a tourist attraction.

Lanzarote has thirty-five types of animal life, including birds, falcons, and reptiles. Some interesting endemic creatures are the Gallotia lizards, and the blind deep-water Remipedia crabs found in the Jameos del Agua lagoon, which was created by a volcanic eruption.

The vineyards of La Gería (a sub-zone of the Lanzarote Denominación de Origen wine region), with their traditional methods of cultivation, are a protected area. Single vines are planted in pits 4-5m wide and 2-3m deep, with small stone walls around each pit. This agricultural technique is designed to harvest rainfall and overnight dew and to protect the plants from the winds.