Happy Christmas everybody

Already prepared the athletic career of XXX Maspalomas

The Registration will be open from the afternoon of Tuesday 14 to 16h. The price is 5 € per participant, of which 50% will go to Lidia García Foundation to develop activities for the greatest in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

In addition to formalize it with the virtual POS payment, income will also be able to bank and physically Boxes Zone stores in Las Palmas.

Confirmed the first 400 registered will be given the shirt commemorating the 30 anniversary.

On Friday 24 closing the same at 21h

Increase in number of passanger to Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria has increased by 5% in foreign tourist arrivals through November, great news for the recovery of the island's tourism sector which will result mainly in improving the productive capacity of the island.

Hopefully be the beginning for the economic recovery of the island, and motor to reduce unemployment.

Will be enough or we have to wait for further increases in passenger??

We will know very soon with the next news of unemployment in the Canary Islands regional GDP

Tribute to the Polish tour operators Itaka in Gran Canaria

The square is located in the resort golf course, at the intersection of Avenue Neckermann and Maspalomas ravine, was named on Thursday with the name of Itaka, in homage to the Polish tour operators these days holds a conference in San Bartolome de Tirajana .

The square has native vegetation and has a monolith with its new name, which opened on Thursday during a ceremony attended by the Mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, María del Pino Torres, the Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Roberto Moreno, the consul of Poland, Bogdan Dziekonski, the president of Touroperador Ithaca, Mariusz Janczuk and several Councillors of the Corporation and the tourist over 250 vendors who attended the conference.

Torres said that this act want to show the "most sincere thanks to Ithaca, to its directors and all travel agents, the promotion held every day throughout the year," Costa Canaria Maspalomas as a superb tourist destination and unique. "

For his part, Minister of Tourism Roberto Moreno, said that this square dedicated to Ithaca "symbolizes that Polish tourists are here to stay and are already in our hearts."

Womad in Las Palmas 11-14 November 2010

Las Palmas' lovely Parque de Santa Catalina will once again play host to WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A traditional city square, Parque de Santa Catalina is surrounded by the natural beauty of Las Palmas, the golden sands of the beaches and the villages perched on hillsides.

It is not just the surrounding loveliness of Las Palmas that we offer you, WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will be brought to life by the musicians and DJs that are invited to perform. Get ready to be enthralled by sights, instruments and sounds from across the world. Experience musicians creating their favourite dish at Taste The World. Learn about the artist- their culture and history, hear the secrets of the instruments they play and discover new dances at the adult workshops. Or introduce your little ones to the children's workshops where their artistic skills will be put to use making models and hats and other such wonders that they will parade around in the children's procession at the end of the weekend.

Artists:
· Terakaft (Mali) · The Creole Choir of Cuba (Cuba) · Amparo Sánchez (Spain) · Don Letts (Jamaica/United Kingdom) · Dub Colossus (Ethiopia/United Kingdom) · Krystle Warren (United States) · Orchestre National de Barbès (Algeria/France/Morocco) · Balkatalan Experiencie (Spain) · Benjamín Escoriza (Spain) · Frédéric Galliano and Kuduro Sound System (Angola/France) · Seu Jorge & Almaz (Brazil) · Kiko Veneno (Spain) · Samuel Yirga (Ethiopia) ·

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MASDANZA

The International Contemporary Dance Festival of the Canary Islands, MASDANZA, was born in Gran Canaria, in 1996. It is the result of the initiative of its Director from the very beginning, Natalia Medina, with the support of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. The Department recognised and supported this initiative, with the intention of covering an important cultural space that had not been included previously in the agenda of any public or private institution in the Canaries.

Since its first beginnings in 1996, MASDANZA has consolidated itself year after year, going from a small regional festival, to national by the second, and then on to international from its sixth edition until now, spreading beyond our national borders and open to the participation of international choreographers and dancers.

MASDANZA has grown as an event that every year acquires more strength and prestige outside the borders of our community, allowing the public to see that there are important cultural alternatives when visiting Gran Canaria. The most convincing evidence of this fact is the increasing number of public attending every edition of the Festival. Thanks to their interest in discovering new creators and trends, this Festival has become a leader in the national and international arenas.

In the beginning, the audiences were formed by dance professionals and people with a very keen interest in dance, however, year after year, we have been able to attract the interest of the general public, therefore awakening their interest in discovering a new form of artistic expression which until now seemed destined for a select minority.

Our Organisation´s commitment to offering our audiences the best in dance, leads us to invite Dance Companies of recognised prestige to perform during the Opening Ceremony and at different events during the Festival, performing their latest productions.

Parallel to the competition, during the week, there are many activities: Guest Companies, Break-Dance Championship, Masdanza Showcase, Dance Marathon, Exhibitions, Dance In Open Spaces, Conferences, workshops and courses.

It is important to mention also, that the Organisation is sensitive to the difficulty that new creators have in obtaining a place in the professional world, that is why it guarantees the winners with participation in important circuits and national and international dance spaces. At the same time, MASDANZA also awards grants to outstanding performers.

After 14 years, we can say that MASDANZA is a platform for the launching of new local, national and international creators. And because of the geographical location of our archipielago, events like MASDANZAprove the TRANSCONTINENTALITY of the Canary Islands, with people travelling back and forth from Latin America, Africa and Europe.

MASDANZA is an international showcase for the Canary Islands, which for a few days become the neuralgical center of the world’s dance avant-garde, and an unprecedented reference in our community.

One important objective of MASDANZA is to promote The Canary Islands and their culture. Dance has recognition around the world and we are contributing to it from the Canaries.

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Beautiful video from Gran Canaria

National television program made a Raquel del Rosario, married with World Champion Formula 1 Fernando Alonso, speaking of the beautiful island of Gran Canaria, only in Spanish, but the video you can see the beauty of this island.