Fuerteventura begins the environmental assessment to reopen the Cueva del Llano

The Environmental Evaluation Body of Fuerteventura has admitted for processing the request to initiate the simplified environmental impact assessment procedure for the project to execute the works necessary for the reopening to the public of the Cueva del Llano, in Villaverde (Fuerteventura). The decision, adopted on August 25, 2026, was made public through announcement 2.911 of the Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas number 106, dated September 4, 2026, and opens a period of twenty business days for interested parties to submit allegations.

The project is promoted by the City Council of La Oliva, the owner of the site, and is processed under file 2026/19149. The announcement, signed on August 26, 2026, is part of the procedure regulated by Law 21/2013, of December 9, on environmental assessment, whose article 46 establishes the public information process and consultation with the affected administrations.

A reference natural and tourist site

The Cueva del Llano is a volcanic cavity located in the municipality of La Oliva, in the north of Fuerteventura, considered one of the main geological and tourist attractions of the island. Its reopening to the public requires the execution of adaptation and safety works, the environmental viability of which must be assessed before authorization.

The project’s Environmental Document, with an electronic signature date of August 6, 2026, is available to the public during the allegations period. The documentation can be consulted through the following channels:

• Direct link to the signed document, identified with the secure verification code CSV:35600IDOC2E166478A61D5324C96E23D.
• Corporate website of the Insular Council of Fuerteventura, in the Environmental Evaluation Body section.

Deadline and procedure for allegations

The period for formulating allegations or observations is twenty (20) business days, counted from the day following the publication of the announcement in the official gazette. During this period, any interested person may examine the file and present the considerations they deem pertinent before the environmental body.

The announcement was signed in Puerto del Rosario on August 31, 2026, by the deputy secretary of the Environmental Body of Fuerteventura, Cristina Arribas Castañeyra. The resolution is published with registration number 1809995 in the provincial gazette.

Relevance for the island

The reopening of the Cueva del Llano would mean recovering a top-tier heritage and tourism resource for the municipality of La Oliva and for Fuerteventura as a whole, with a foreseeable positive impact on the leisure offering and local economic activity. Environmental processing is the prior and essential step so that the works can be executed with the guarantees required by the regulations, ensuring that the final result combines the protection of the natural site with its public enjoyment.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas, number 106, Friday, September 4, 2026, page 15498 (official reference: 1809995, announcement 2.911, file 2026/19149).