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Soco Shelter at Degollada de los Granadillos

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Soco Shelter at Degollada de los Granadillos

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Soco Shelter at Degollada de los Granadillos

Name: Soco Shelter at Degollada de los Granadillos
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Location: Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

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Shelters
This type of shelter, popularly called "socos", was used by the Majorero shepherds as protection from the wind and weather. They were built by piling stones in places with good visibility so that they could control the herd. These structures could be of different types: square, round, oval, etc.
Although the soco shown here has a roof, many of them did not have one, as they were very fragile in strong winds. In these cases, to protect themselves from the sun, the shepherds used the shade provided by the walls during the day.
The image shows a representation of a typical shepherd on the island. They carried a wooden stick, usually made from the wild olive (Olea cerasiformis), which widened at the bottom where it had a metal tip called a regatón, with which it was driven into the ground. This tool was used to move around the rugged terrain of the islands, thus overcoming large unevenness and jumping over cliffs, a practice known as Salto del Pastor (shepherd's leap). Depending on the island, this tool has different names: in the western islands it is known as lanza or astia, in the eastern islands as garrote (in Gran Canaria) and lanza (in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura).

TSP project of the Regional Ministry of Education, Universities and Sustainability. CC by-nc-sa. Contributing company MITCA studio. Pastoralism in the Canary Islands (author: Mforgom) on CanariWiki. Available at www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/medusa/wiki/index.php?title=Archivo:Pastor.png.
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Soco Shelter at Degollada de los Granadillos

1. Risco Blanco Summit – Pico Lima loop from Betancuria

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