Salinas de Guatiza

Las Salinas de Guatiza is a coastal area of Teguise, in the northeast of Lanzarote, associated with ancient coastal salt pans and a very open landscape of puddles, salt plains and reflections of water and salt. In the informative and geological bibliography they also appear with other local names, such as Las Salinas de La Caleta, Los Agujeros or Los Charcos, which helps to place them within the environment of Costa Teguise and Guatiza. Its main interest is scenic and geological: the combination of low coast, surfaces excavated to obtain salt and the contrast between dark tones of the terrain and saline whites creates a very characteristic scene of Lanzarote. The geological route Costa Teguise-Salinas de Guatiza includes them as a last stop, which reinforces its value as an observation point of the eastern coast of the island and the relationship between coastal relief and traditional land use. For the visitor, the most visible thing is the set of ponds, pools and remains of the salt exploitation, with a very marked presence of calm water and reflections, especially attractive in certain lights. The place is interesting because it unites landscape, productive memory and reading of the territory, in a context of strong insular identity. There is no specific environmental protection figure for this site in the sources consulted, but it is recognized as a natural resource and its presence in local inventories and guidebooks of Lanzarote.