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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is located in the north-eastern part of the island set in a magnificent scenery composed of two bays and their beautiful beaches – Playa de las Canteras and Playa de las Alcaravaneras.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has a large infrastructure of hotels and apartments and its harbour Puerto de La Luz is one of the most important of all Europe, giving the city a very cosmopolitan image. Under the impulse of tourism and economic activities of the sixties the city was finally consolidated and settled with a population that has doubled in the last 30 years (actually around 400.000 inhabitants).

Today Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a bustling city overflowing with Spanish ambiance, history and culture. The Lucha canaria (canarian fight) and the vela latina canaria (Canarian latin sailing) are native sports that originated in the capital of Gran Canaria. Almost every weekend you can observe vela latina canaria regattas going out to the sea.