Ajuy is a small remote
fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...
on the west coast of
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO i ...
in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
. It is part of the municipality
Pájara. Not far from Ajuy is where the
Norman Jean de Béthencourt landed in 1402 to conquer the island for the Spanish crown.
''Puerto de la Peña'' is a small settlement of Ajuy that used to serve as a port of the old island capital of
Betancuria. The port was later raided by pirates. ''Caleta Negra'' (Spanish for "Black Bay") lies 2 km from Ajuy. Near this bay there is an old
lime kiln. The limestone from Ajuy was considered particularly pure and was shipped from this place up until the second half of the 19th century.
Ajuy is today a popular tourist excursion destination to visit the deep and dramatic caves carved into the softer parts of the limestone cliffs by ocean winter storms.
Demographics
Gallery
File:Cuevas de Ajuy 2016 05.jpg, Cuevas de Ajuy 2016
File:Pájara - Ajuy - Monumento Natural - Cuevas 01 ies.jpg, Cuevas de Ajuy 2012
File:Cuevas de Ajuy 2016 06.jpg, Cuevas de Ajuy 2016
File:Cuevas de Ajuy 2016 02.jpg, Cuevas de Ajuy 2016
External links
Ajuy, the hidden gem of the wild West Coast of Fuerteventura(in English)
References
Beaches of the Canary Islands
Populated places in Fuerteventura
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