Corralejo Cycle Against Cancer

Corralejo, Fuerteventura Canary Islands will host the next cycle against cancer on the 6/7th December.

Infact all the money of the registration will be donated to the research against cancer in  Fuerteventura.

On Tuesday 6th the race will be open for all participants over 11 years old, not for professionals, the race will start in front of campanario shopping centre at 10:00am and on the 7^th the competition will be open only for the professionals ,and it  will start al 12.00 am in the main street of corralejo.

If you want to take part to the contest you can write an e-mail to chussquita@hotmail.com ,or pass by at the libreria victor calle la Milagrosa 6 corralejo, or libreria tagoror calle virgin de la pena 15 In Puerto del Rosario .

You can follow all the news at the facebok page cicoloturista Dunas de Corralejo - there’s a fantastic opportunity to do sport, enjoy yourself and do something good!

Grand Casino Opening Caleta de Fuste



Elba Carlotta Caleta de Fuste

The Elba Carlota Beach & Convention 4 star resort Resort in Caleta de Fuste, Fuerteventura, belonging to the hotel chain Elba Hotels, will host in its facilities this new leisure offer for residents and tourists visiting the island as from next year 2012. This project aims to become one of the leading tourist attractions in the area. Its 1000 m2 are distributed on two floors, with several games featuring 8 tables (2 Black Jack, 2 American Roulette, 2 Poker and 2 Texas Poker) and 40 high tech slot machines interconnected with progressive jackpots. It will also offer a bar, restaurant and lounge. The official opening shouldl be January or February next year.

For more information about the Island of Fuerteventura visit http://www.goldacre-estates.com or call 0034-928535044



Fuerteventura Sand Dune Marathon 2011

Fuerteventura is becoming better known as a sports destination for athelites across the world looking to take advantage of the warm winter months which are ideal for training compared the the colder Northern European climate. More events are being organised to take advantage of this and raise further the profile of the Island which now has numerous flights from across Europe. On Sunday 6th of November the city of corralejo hosted the famous international marathon in the protected sand dunes along the Atlantic coast. The world’s champion  Roger Roca participated and won for the 3rd time making a new record of 1h26min08sec!

The results are as  follows :

Mens Event:

1º Roger Roca 1h26.08
2º José Manuel Corral 1h29.39
3º Alberto Peláez 1h33.29

Womans Event:

1ª Aroa Merino 1h37.51
2ª Lucía Mones1h44.12
3ª Sandrine Champell 1h50.35

246 athletes in total ran from 9.30am to 2pm, transforming Corralejo for a day in a fantastic athletic park ,and after the run, the athletes  found refreshment in the  commercial center  campanario which has a weekly market. The Marathon is just one event of many being organised and already this year Corralejo has been the base for the Corralejo to Morro Jable cycle race and swimming events from Lanzarote and Lobos Island to the town harbour.

To find out more about Fuerteventura, Corralejo, events and the Island in general visit http://goldacre-estates.com or call 0034-928535044.