The Anaga festival Biofest commemorates the 30th anniversary of the declaration as a Biosphere Reserve of Lanzarote and The Gracious with the organization of the route of the ‘Barefoot’, which remembers the continuous trips that the graceful women made crossing El Río and climbing the cliffs of Famara, to sell or exchange the fish on the conejera island. The route will take place this October 1st and registration is open on the website: https://acortar.link/Pay6fe.
With this trail, marked by its sociocultural and ethnographic character, an activity of great economic importance is valued, without which it would be impossible to understand life in the Chinijo Archipelago. On this occasion the return journey will be revived, starting from Orzola to descend the cliffs and reach the coast, where the boat journey to La Graciosa will begin. Throughout the tour, the importance of this activity, carried out for years between both islands, will be contextualized.
In this autumn edition, in line with the spirit Biofest, we are once again committed to expanding the calendar of activities beyond its traditional venues, with the aim of adding sociocultural and ethnographic values, which give a marked differentiating character to our archipelago as a tourist destination. Along these same lines, collaboration with companies and social agents in the area is maintained, promoting its economic development. On this occasion there will be advice from Hiking Lanzarotecertified hiking company, associated with Revivir Lanzarote, Ecotourism Product Club in the Biosphere Reserve.
This recognition of the declaration as a Biosphere Reserve implies the movement of a delegation of people from the organization of the Anaga Biofest, as well as agents/suppliers linked to the Anaga Massif Biosphere Reserve to exchange experiences and experiences, as well as reflect on the common challenges and opportunities shared by the territories that hold this recognition. With ‘Barefoot’ It symbolizes the values that identify the marked relationship between Lanzarote and La Graciosa, a necessary symbiosis that is part of the history of the Islands.
This first initiative aspires to be a reference that positions itself as an alternative to an exhausted tourism model, which is committed to the massification and exploitation of resources, without generating a profit. straight to residents in these protected territories. Anaga Biofest maintains in its DNA the continued search for new development opportunities for the most traditional sectors, giving value to the contribution they make to the maintenance and development of their own territory. A model far from the tourist passing through, which is committed to immersion in reality and the experiences that make an area particular, on this occasion La Graciosa and Lanzarote.
Action calendar
This action will begin the previous calendar of activities, to which the second edition of the ‘Summit Twinning’ which will be developed in Gran Canaria the days October 6 and 7. A collaborative framework, which is continued in this edition, which will have the involvement of local initiatives on the island and representatives of the Anaga Massif of Tenerife.
The bulk of the activities will take place in Tenerife, with headquarters distributed between Tegueste, La Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, municipalities that serve as the gateway to the Anaga Massif Biosphere Reserve. The calendar of activities, which will take place between October 31 to November 5collect 19 routes that will enter paths and stories linked to the lives and people of the area. Registration is open on the festival’s official website: https://acortar.link/vy416L
Sponsors and organizers
The initiative is organized by Ecotouristing, a company specialized in management of tourism projects, under parameters of environmental, sociocultural and economic sustainability. This is a project that was born within a public-private governance framework, which is materialized with the involvement of different institutions. On the one hand, the Town Councils of Villa de Tegueste and San Cristóbal de La Laguna and the Town Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, all three will act as venues for the scheduled activities. Likewise, Tourism of Canary Islands through the brand “Canary Islands” and Government of the Canary Islands through the European Regional Development Fund – ERDF and Next Generation EU; he Tenerife Council through the Anaga Massif Biosphere Reserve Office and Tenerife Tourism.
