Researchers from the archeological dig at San Marcial de Rubicón suspect that the four children's skeletons found last year could be the first generation of offspring of European conquistadores and Canarian women.

Arrecife Ayuntamiento will resurface approximately 150 streets in the neighbourhoods of Argana, Las Salinas, La Destila, Altavista and San Francisco Javier.

While much public debate concerns the increasing amount of tourists arriving on Lanzarote, less attention is given to the fact that Lanzarote's resident population has increased far more than the tourist population, which has always been limited by official quotas.