Whether it is the first time you are in Lanzarote or
you come often, you have probably never heard about Los Cocoteros.
Maybe if you have looked carefully at the map of the
island, you have noticed this small population situated at the East Coast, but
even if you have, you have probably never been there. Only a small sign hidden
in Guatiza, indicates you the road you have to take to reach this small urbanization.
I would even say that many of the islands’ residents have never been here and
if they have been, nothing has caught their attention to come back.
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| Los Cocoteros map |
But the island is so impressive that “even” (I put
inverted commas to stand out the touristic drought from this town), in Los
Cocoteros we can find some of the wonders we like to make stand out.
Right in the entrance of Los Cocoteros, at the right hand,
if we travel 200 metres
through the spectacular coast which the basaltic rocks and the sea forms, with
their spouts which as an aerosol, distributes the sea’s water through the air,
we will find Las Salinas from the Agujeros or from Guatiza.
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| Littles arcs in the cost |
If we keep in mind Las Salinas de Janubio, here we
will find a smaller version of them, nothing compared with the imposing ones in
Janubio, which seem to be designed for the exhibition, however, here we will
enjoy the beauty of the smallness. We will be able to see the small squares
just in front of our feet, will be able to appreciate the colour of each one of
them, depending on the salt concentration, we will be able to touch the salt
which waits for its transportation and will also be able to photograph the Salinas
from the inside.
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| Guatiza saltworks |
Here we will find no offices, restaurants, viewers…
only a small house in which the tools are kept, the hills of salt along the
pathway and a keeper who doesn’t seem to care about being asked many questions.
Once our first visit has been finished, we can
continue a little further and we will arrive at a 50 metre cove, which is
perfectly prepared for a bath, having as well a solarium zone with wooden
planks.
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| Los Cocoteros cove |
If the swim here hasn’t been satisfactory we can
always return following our footsteps towards the urbanisation. The first thing
we find here is a pool, well… a puddle… or a beach… or What shall I say?... A
something!
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| Los Cocoteros view |
It’s a concrete dam which separates the sea from the
swimming area, allowing the entry of the high tide and which is emptied with
the low tide. It’s a very curious place used mainly by the young locals.
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| Los Cocoteros swimming pool |
But…Let’s have a walk a little further from here! It’s
not more than 500 metres !
If we exit through the other side of the town, through
the left side looking towards the sea, and follow a path, easy to find, which
is near the coast, we arrive to a house situated in a magnificent place which
looks towards the south. We leave the house at our right and we pass through a
small trail which surrounds it. There is a small, easy to climb slope. Once we
are up, let’s walk 20
metres through a path and let’s get into the coast.
There we will find an incredible natural pool called Cueva del Agua or La Olla.
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| Cave of the water |
The access to the water requires some skills and appropriate
footwear because the 8-10
metre descent through the rocks contains some danger.
However, it’s worth it because once there we can enjoy a delicious bath. It
also allows us to rest, sheltered form the wind.
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| Cave of the Water |
This beautiful natural pool is joined to the sea by a tunnel,
this results in an always clear water. But we must be careful, the beauty of
the place must not make us forget the safety measures which the nature
requires, specially, when this one is so wild.
So, as said, “Even” in Los Cocoteros we can find small
wonders happening in this incredible island.
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Traduction: Yaiza De Andrés and Hanna De Andrés
