 The tourists on the island use about double the amount of water as the native inhabitants of Fuerteventura.Causes are the filling of swimming pools, watering hotel gardens and washing towels, ...

Fuerteventura is the oldest island in the Canary Islands dating back 20 million years to a volcanic eruption from the Canary hotspot.The majority of the island was created about 5 million years ago and since then has been eroded by wind and precipitation.