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Many of the hotels bear Caribbean or Latin American names. There's a tourist resort called
Puerto Rico where there are such hotels as the
Haiti, the
Maracaibo and the
Miami. More hotels are being built although it is obvious that at the moment the hotals are not at all full. There are too many of them as it is, and there are too many bars and restaurants as well. About 25 years ago the Canary Islands were more or less the only winter holiday destination for Europeans but these days people take trips outside Europe too.
Islas Canarias have lost their monopoly. People go to Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, India, Egypt, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Florida, Hawaii, South Africa etc.
The Maspalomas lake
I have never asked anyone but the water in the lake cannot possibly be fresh water because there are 320 sunny days every year in Maspalomas in the south of Gran Canaria. The sea is about 100 metres from the lake and I think the water comes from it.
Maspalomas restaurants with the lighthouse in the background
A hotel swimming pool in Melonas, close to Maspalomas
The famous Playa del inglés sand dunes
The sand has been carried by the winds from the Sahara over millions of years - and it keeps coming. During my stay there was what people called a sand storm. There were microscopic grains of sand in the air for two or three days and many people complained it made their throats sore and hurt their eyes. The sky was all grey despite being cloudless, grey with sand.
Parque Santa Catalina, Las Palmas
This park is very centrally located for tourists and shopping in Las Palmas. In the 1970s it was teeming with tourists but these days there are more locals than foreigners having a drink in its bars. Tourists have been relocated to the south, which is sunnier and warmer. There are only 140 sunny days a year in Las Palmas.
A hamburger restaurant in Puerto Rico
Even though there are no Americans, there is something American.
Puerto Rico's biggest and oldest shopping centre
Start your climb up to the hill here. There are 700 steps.
A Puerto Rico park
A Drifters tribute group performing in an Irish bar in the Puerto Rico shopping centre
I have now posted all the pictures (plus a couple more) that I intended to upload. I hope you have enjoyed watching them.
Cheers
CB