The Island Doesn’t Clean Itself
Fuerteventura looks clean.
Wide spaces. Wind. Ocean. Desert.
It gives the impression that things just disappear on their own.
They don’t.
Keeping Fuerteventura clean isn’t something nature does for us.
It’s something people do. Quietly. Consistently.
And that part is getting harder.
More People, Same Island
Tourism is growing. You feel it.
More cars on dirt roads.
More vans parked near the coast.
More people chasing the same sunsets.
That’s not a moral statement. It’s just reality.
An island doesn’t expand when more people arrive.
The beaches don’t get bigger.
The systems that help keep Fuerteventura clean don’t magically scale overnight.
So every bit of care matters more than it used to.
The Rule That Actually Works
There’s one rule we try to live by here. It’s simple and slightly inconvenient:
When you leave the house, take more trash back with you than you brought.
Not your trash.
Any trash.
A bottle on the side of the road.
Plastic in the dunes.
A bag left behind at a viewpoint.
You don’t need a cleanup event.
You don’t need gloves or announcements.
You just pick it up and carry it home.
Why This Matters More Than It Sounds
Most damage doesn’t come from big, dramatic acts.
It comes from small neglect, repeated often.
One bag left behind because “someone else will take it.”
One bottle because “it’s just one.”
One campsite cleaned halfway.
Multiply that by thousands of visitors, every week.
That’s how islands stop being clean — without anyone noticing the moment it happens.
Loving a Place Means Carrying It
If you travel here, you’re a guest.
Not in a hotel sense. In a real sense.
Guests don’t just enjoy a place.
They help keep it intact.
Keeping Fuerteventura clean isn’t about rules or signs.
It’s about attention.
Looking down once more before leaving.
Taking five extra seconds.
Putting something in your bag that wasn’t yours.
What We Try to Do
At Kyuka, we talk about this openly.
Not because we want to lecture anyone.
But because we live here.
And because keeping Fuerteventura clean is part of what allows this life to exist at all.
Clean beaches.
Empty stretches of land.
A feeling that nature is still untouched – we’re not reacting, we’re preventing.
That only works if people participate.
A Small Habit, A Big Difference
The island gives a lot.
Space. Silence. Perspective.
Taking a bit of responsibility back with you is not a burden.
It’s part of the exchange.
So next time you go out — to the beach, the dunes, the cliffs —
leave with a little more than you came with.
Keeping Fuerteventura clean starts there.
Consistently. Every day.
