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10-DEC-2015 Dick Keely

La Graciosa Island at Dusk

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

... as seen from El Mirador on Lanzarote Island.
La Graciosa (Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island located 2 km north of Lanzarote across the strait named El Río.
The population is ~700 and tourism is the main industry along with fishing.
Streets and roads on La Graciosa are unpaved sand.
Motor vehicles are strictly prohibited and limited to a handful of licensed vehicles for special purposes.
Access to the Island is by a 35-minute ferry crossing from Orzola, on Lanzarote.
The island is extremely arid and made up entirely of bushes and dry soil.
Its length is 8 km (5 mi) and the width is 4 km (2.5 mi), making an area of 29 sq km (11 sq mi).
There are no natural water sources on the island; desalinated water has been piped directly from Lanzarote since 2001.
Reference: Wikipedia

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Alexander Kazakov15-Jan-2016 12:42
Wonderful color! V
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