Talk:Lanzarote
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[edit] Comments
This page needs to discuss Cesar Manrique who is responsible for the maintenance of the Islands heritage in the face of increased tourism. Thanks to him the islands strict constitution restricts high rise developments, stipulates the colour of the houses (traditionally white and green) and bans bill boards. He also created most of the islands features including: Mirador del Rio, Jameos del Agua, Jardin de Cactus and his home (Funcacion Cessar Manrique) is now a museum to his own and his friends works, including Picasso, Miro, Chillida and Klee. There are also a number of his statues ("wind-toys") on the centre of roundabouts throughout the island, which forms an almost ironic statement due to his death in a car accident.
[edit] Flag?
Second paragraph tells that the flag is "split diagonally from top-left to bottom-right." But the flag shown in the history paragraph is split from bottom-left to top-right. Which one is correct?
[edit] Volcano?
Why was the table or grid at the right hand side of this page added? (added after 22 May 2005). It implies that the whole island is a volcano. Geologically speaking, this may be the case, but having things like "first ascent" and "climb" don't really make sense when this is an island which *contains* a volcano, it is not solely a volcano. If you ask anyone what they think Lanzarote is, they will tell you that it's an island - and a popular tourist island as well. (NJ)
[edit] Lanzarote is Junonia
Who the hell has stated that Junonia in Pliny the Elder is Palma and not Lanzarote (together with Fuerteventura)?
Proof 1:
Pliny mentions: "etiam spatia complexus Iunoniam abesse ad Gadibus DCCL p. tradit, ab ea tantundem ad occasum versus Pluvialiam Capriaramque".
Palma is the westernmost island of the Canaries and therefore in the west of Junonia there is no island of the Canaries (no Pluvialia and no Capriaria).
Proof 2: In Claudy Ptolemy the O-meridian is set through the westernmost island of the known world and this was through the Canaries. That means through Palma. But according to Ptolemy two islands of the Canaries are not in the 0-meridian but on the 1-meridian in the direction of Mauretanian coast and these are Lanzarote and Fuerteventura (Iunonia) and Gran Canaria (Canaria).
Addendum:
Three islands on the archipelago are special concerning divine relations through volcanic activity - one of them Lanzarote. Therefore it is fundamentally clear thar there a temple should be for reverence towards the deity Iuno. QED
[edit] Merge La Geria and Lanzarote
I've proposed these two articles be merged. (Most of the La Gería article is a copy-paste from what is already in the Lanzarote article.) Kathy A. 15:51, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
Given the BIG differences between the two islands perhaps two seperate articles are appropriate. They should not be merged - they should be two articles with different content. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanzarotemaps (talk • contribs) 00:33, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lanzarote Street Maps
I added a link to our web site www.lanzarotemaps.co.uk - having lived here for over three years I know how hard it is for residents to find their way around (let alone tourists!). The link was blocked and I was advised to add a discussion here. Since we only sell advertising on the maps in Lanzarote and the main site use is a resource for visitors (and free to use!) I don't see why it's not allowed. Comments? Lanzarotemaps 15:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)lanzarotemaps
- Your site is just an advertising honeytrap, regurgitating Google Maps data with a garnish of targeted advertising. It adds nothing to the article and it's in direct contravention of our policy on spam. Your username suggests you are only here to add links to your website, which makes you a single-purpose account with a conflict of interest. Don't re-insert the link (or any like it, in this article or any other) or you will be blocked from editing; if you want to improve our articles I suggest you take a look at our tutorial pages and familiarise yourself with our policies, then concentrate on adding neutral content to articles, rather than external links. Cheers, --YFB ¿ 16:34, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
So what does someone need to do to put their link in External Links??? If the resource is useful to visitors (and our page at www.lanzarotemaps.co.uk/popularsearches.asp show that people reaching the site ARE looking for particular businesses) why cannot it be allowed?? This seems like an arbitary decision. Explain. As for my username, since my focus was Lanzarote it made sense to use a name related to my Lanzaorte interests so that I could remember it. Does this mean that if I chose the name LANZAROTEBISEXUAL I would be barred from posting content relevant to Bisexuals in Lanzarote ??? Cheers - Nick.
[edit] Ironman Lanzarote
Is it me or does that just look like an advertisement for the event? It should be removed in my opinion. Wegason 21:21, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Even though our search logs show THOUSANDS of visitors looking for this event --- shouldn't they be able to look it up on Wiki and then find information from the offical site as a link? I disagree - leave the text but link to the external site explaining it. Anyway, what's your problem with it looking like an advert - it (together with Las Tres Islas) is MAJOR event on the island with many many people visiting Lanzarote to watch. If the "advert" is there then at least it makes it easy for people to find out more. Or should there be an Iron Man Lanzarote article linked --- is THAT an advert ???—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanzarotemaps (talk • contribs) 00:30, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fauna and Flora
This artice states that there are many plant species, in which included is 180 species of Lichens. Lichens are not plants and therefore should not be counted in this capacity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.32.64 (talk) 18:12, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
OK - do we *need* to be this petty or is there a way someone could add in brackets that they aren't technically plants?? More content on Cesar Manrique would be more relevant than a discussion on plant/fauna/fungi/lichen status. Once the page has GOOD content it can be refined. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanzarotemaps (talk • contribs) 00:36, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
