Crews make progress restoring stone walls in Antigua and Tuineje with municipal support
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through its Service of Works and Machinery, has tasked the teams attached to the “Fuerteventura, beautiful by nature” programme with starting the restoration of dry‑stone walls in the El Mudo ravine at Tiscamanita, as well as continuing work in Agua de Bueyes on the next sector assigned after completing the previous one.
Coordination with local authorities
The work is carried out in close coordination with the municipalities of Antigua and Tuineje, combining technical and professional resources from both the island and the towns. The island’s president highlighted that this collaboration “multiplies the effect of the crews in restoring stone walls, regenerating traditional cultivated lands, and conserving our landscapes.”
“After a year of working on ravines, gavías and dams through ‘Beautiful by nature’ and in coordination with municipal services, we can now admire the resurgence of our identity landscape, exemplified by dry‑stone walls,” said Blas Acosta, Councillor for Works and Machinery.
He added that these actions are enhancing “a once‑rare but now desired image of the Majorero countryside in full bloom.”
Ongoing restoration activities
The specialised crews continue to:
- Rehabilitate dry‑stone masonry walls in both locations.
- Clear vegetation and restore gavías (traditional stone terraces) for cultivation.
All replacement stones are sourced from the local environment, ensuring proper landscape integration and respecting the construction tradition and local idiosyncrasy that gave rise to these structures.
Broader objectives
Through these interventions, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura reinforces its commitment to:
- Conserving the rural landscape.
- Valuing ethnographic heritage.
- Recovering traditional agricultural practices.
These efforts aim to preserve the territory’s identity and improve the environmental condition of the intervened areas.