Puerto del Rosario closes its "Allanando el Camino" hiking programme for seniors, marking 19 years
1. Key points
Closing ceremony of a new edition of "Allanando el Camino", Puerto del Rosario's hiking programme for seniors.
The initiative marks 19 years as a benchmark of the town's active and healthy ageing policies.
Over the past seven months participants completed adapted routes and cultural visits across the island.
Support from the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands Government, the Red Cross, Pájara Town Hall and the Fuerteventura Technology Park.
Goal: health, social participation and stronger bonds among older residents.
2. The news in detail
Puerto del Rosario Town Hall held the closing event on Tuesday of a new edition of "Allanando el Camino", a hiking programme that for 19 years has accompanied the municipality's older residents along a path of physical activity, companionship and enjoyment of Fuerteventura's natural and cultural surroundings.
Over the past seven months, participants completed various adapted routes and cultural visits, consolidating a project that has become a reference point within the town's active and healthy ageing policies. This edition featured walks through different natural landscapes of the island, along with cultural and social activities that allowed participants to keep discovering and valuing the island's natural, historical and ethnographic heritage.
The council gave special thanks to Pájara Town Hall for its welcome during the ethnographic visit and to the Fuerteventura Technology Park, whose involvement made possible one of the programme's most rewarding activities. It also acknowledged the decisive collaboration of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands Government and the Red Cross, as well as the enthusiasm of the older residents, the true protagonists of a project that continues to grow after 19 years.
3. Voices and statements
"Allanando el Camino is much more than a hiking programme; it is a space for meeting, wellbeing and participation that helps improve the quality of life of our older residents and strengthen the social bonds between them. After 19 years, it continues to prove the enormous value of creating activities that foster an active life connected to the community," said the Mayor of Puerto del Rosario, David de Vera.
4. Context and background
The "Allanando el Camino" programme is run by Puerto del Rosario Town Hall as part of its active ageing policies. This edition ran over seven months, with adapted routes and cultural visits across different parts of Fuerteventura, including an ethnographic visit to the municipality of Pájara. The initiative began 19 years ago and is aimed at older residents of the municipality.
5. What it means for Fuerteventura
With an ageing population, programmes like this strengthen health, social life and knowledge of the territory among Fuerteventura's older residents, while also showcasing the island's natural and ethnographic heritage. For more institutional and community news, see the Fuerteventura news feed and discover the island on the Fuerteventura TV home page.
