Arinaga salt flats
The salt pans of Arinage ( Spanish: Salinas de Arinaga ) are a listed complex of sea water salt pans on the island of Gran Canaria in the Spanish province of Las Palmas . They were built between 1804 and 1820 and, along with the Tenefé and Bocabarranco salt pans, are among the last surviving examples of traditional salt production on this Canary Island. The salt pans are located on the stretch of coast known as Playa del Cabrón on the southern edge of the town of Arinaga, which belongs to the municipality of Agüimes . They border on an industrial and commercial area in the northeast and northwest. The south-east adjoining section of the Atlantic is a productive fishing area and is one of the parts with the greatest biodiversity in the entire archipelago. The flat bank, the year-round intense solar radiation and the constant wind on this coastal strip favor salt production.
The total area of the listed area is around 26,419 m², of which about 16,890 m² are used by the actual salt extraction facilities . The southern area near the new port facility has largely fallen into disrepair. The part adjoining it to the north is in a good state of preservation and is still managed today (status: 2011). The area also includes two salt warehouses, two workers' quarters and the so-called Casa del Obispo ('Bishop's House'). The Casa del Obispo , also known as Casa de los Picos , is a simple, flat-roofed building that was built in the early 19th century as a summer residence for the Bishop of the Canary Islands , Manuel Verdugo Albiturría.
Web links
- Salinas de Arinaga - Descripción e historia. In: salinasdecanarias.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011 (Spanish).
- Description in Boletín Oficial de Canarias No. 122 of June 19, 2008. Accessed September 10, 2011. (Spanish; PDF file; 1 MB)
Coordinates: 27 ° 51 ′ 6.8 ″ N , 15 ° 24 ′ 7.2 ″ W.