Post written by Carlos Jonay Suárez (co-founder of remote villages)
After the wonderful experience we live with Icod Remote, and that we shared with you through the post: Remote Icod, 21 days of connected rurality , we could not stay without doing anything in what was left of 2021.
Many were the reflections and the questions that arose to us What are the next steps? What return do we now give the project? Or simply, what do we do with all these learning? Well, we got down to work with the best we know how to do: create a new project in the form of a project, and this is how ancient remote .
Mill in the municipality of Antigua. Photo of Yeray Cabrera.
But the merit of this new initiative has not only been ours. On this occasion, starting the project on the island of Fuerteventura has been possible, to a large extent, thanks to the collaboration on the field of the Biosphere Reserve of Fuerteventura, Rural & Ecotourism, and the support of the Tourism Board , through the Ministry of Tourism, as well as the City of Antigua and the Ministry of New Technologies of the Cabildo.
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This new initiative will take place from November 12 to December 3, and just as we already did during Icod Remote, it will feature 10 teleworkors and 6 local actors, who will collaborate, elbow with elbow, during these 21 days, in the face of Generate a direct socio-economic impact in the aforementioned municipality of Majorera Island.
The municipality of Antigu They will remember all your life.
»It makes me very excited that our next edition is in Fuerteventura, the island that saw me born and for which I have a very special affection. To be able to replicate our model, already validated, in another of the Canary Islands is an honor. " Elsa Rodríguez, co-founder of Pueblos Remotos .
To do this we will have two incredible accommodations: the era of the court, a rural hotel with more than 100 years of history, and the house Villa de Antigua, a traditional Majorera house with a lot of charm.
We will also have 6 local actors who will give their vision and experience about the municipality, this will help to know the municipality, and the island, with a different vision. And for this we will have: Verdeaurora , Vidaloe , it was from the Court , Stars By Night , Association Creative Artisans of Fuerteventura and the House of the Cheese .
Now, we are more
Ancient remote has brought us more than a new project, since two new people have joined the team, which comes to contribute all their knowledge, their desire and motivation in this new adventure.
The two new signings that bind to the team are:
Yeray Cabrera , organizer for more than 5 years of Tedxlalaguna and co-founder of the El Gavetero Association, in addition to being a native of Fuerteventura.
Rocío Godoy , a student of the degree of advertising communication at the European University of the Canary Islands (EUC) with a great future ahead.
This section makes us feel especially proud, because it means that Pueblos Remotos not only grows in projects, but in human quality.
Defend the rural from the "beach of the Canary Islands"
Ancient remote is a real challenge from many aspects, but above all, from the point of view of bringing an initiative within the rural world to an island that lives mainly from its beaches.
What we intend can be summarized very well the words of Noelia and Angela, which form the team of Fuerteventura Rural:
“For us personally and for the network, these types of projects are a gift for the echo and rural brand of the island, because they not only bring reality to the effort of these four years, but come to confirm and consolidate the enormous possibilities of Diversification that has that "other fuerteventura"
Without a doubt, these 21 days are going to be a beautiful time and from which to see the "other face" of Fuerteventura, a more rural face and connected with nature, above mass tourism, because as you know, our Premise with remote peoples are still: "Far from growth without brake and the looks that only the bullish metrics consider, we want to start a movement that generates another way of thinking, acting and working."
If you dare to participate in this adventure, or you know someone who wants to do it, you just have to sign up through this form . old remote page or in the FAQ .
This project would not be possible without our sponsors: Tourism Patronage of Fuerteventura , City Council of Antigua and Cicar .
