I am sure it is already here somewhere, maybe in the Calendar, but for me those things tend to come up unexpectedly, so just in case someone is as bad with dates as I am - according to "Fuerteventura Hoy" Regata de Archipencos is taking place this Sunday, 10 Feb, 1 pm, Puerto del Rosario
Pics from the last year here http://tamara-kulikova.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/carnival-started-in-puerto-del-rosario.html (http://tamara-kulikova.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/carnival-started-in-puerto-del-rosario.html)
and one pic here just to get you interested :)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tWFXFfnzJAk/T0FqzFbp5iI/AAAAAAAABRY/UfsDulFt4vQ/s1600/IMG_1771.jpg)
(now I am confused which abbreviation if correct - Archipencos or Achipencos, they seem to use both)
I think it should be Achipencos :D
It's a made up word from the following - Artilugio Carnavalero Hidrodinamico Impulsado PorEnergia No Contaminante Obviamente
The full Puerto Carnival Programme is on - http://www.fuerteventura-forum.com/index.php?topic=14854.0 (http://www.fuerteventura-forum.com/index.php?topic=14854.0)
Feliz Carnavale!
Yeah, I know where the abbreviation come from, but Fuerte Hoy has "Ar" variant in, so I thought maybe they took first two letters out of the "Artilugio".
Whatever it is, an event worth seeing, at least once :))
Yes, it's definately worth going to as 100's turn out to watch the carnival rafts make their way from the harbour to Playa Chica.
I hope we have better weather then the last couple of years