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Economy of Isla de Gran Canaria


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The great economic engine of the island is tourism, which has given a boost to the construction sector. Commercial activity is also noteworthy, particularly around the port area of the capital. There is a small industry, focused primarily on agro-food production, from manufacturing and light cement . The agriculture is still important in some rural districts, although less so than a few years ago.

Tourist nuclei

Tourism on the island of Gran Canaria is mainly beach, although in recent years there has been a rise of rural tourism and golf tourism, water sports, hiking, cycling and health. Apart from the capital city , the main tourist areas of the island are, St. Augustine, with a natural sandy beach of 640 m long and 70 wide, Playa del Ingles , the biggest resort on the island, with a natural beach 2700 m, Maspalomas , with three ecosystems, the dunes , palm trees and a large coastal lagoon known as the Pond, are the Special Nature Reserve, whose preservation is endangered by urban development itself that prevents its regeneration, Meloneras , located between the Light Maspalomas and Meloneras Beach is currently the fastest growing tourist area, Puerto Rico , artificial beach created in the 1960s and the Puerto de Mogan .

Agriculture

Notable crops irrigated banana andtomato , for export. The tomato is grown in the southeast and southwest, existing landowners using sharecropper labor (until recent decades were relatively frequent social conflicts in this sector). The banana is grown in the north. Note the importance of agriculture in the west, with La Aldea de San Nicolás one of the main towns of the archipelago exporter of tomato

In the mediocrities are given rainfed crops of cereals , legumes and potatoes , all of which are for domestic supply. Cultures of mediocrities have suffered a major setback in the last decades
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