With the intention of recovering the rural image of the early 20th century in the town of La Hoya, where the largest salt mines in the entire Canary archipelago are located, the old houses of the salt workers have been rehabilitated. The idea of refloating the Janubio Salt Mines area, which has great tourist interest and is currently in a state of neglect, is one of the projects of the Yaiza Town Hall.
As reported by the mayor José Francisco Reyes, "the Salt Mines receive an average of 2,000 tourists a day and I think a Tourist Center could be created with very good results." Reyes speaks of a lack of coordination, interest and support from the Cabildo of Lanzarote and the Government of the Canary Islands and considers that "if we are not capable of maintaining a unique site such as the Salt Mines, we are not capable of anything."
The mayor of Yaiza has visited in the company of Santiago Espada, one of the owners, the 10,000 meters of the farm, of which 4,500 have been conditioned. The farm and the houses have been rehabilitated by the heirs of the Lleó family, who have converted it into rural tourism facilities, equipped with all kinds of amenities, but preserving its image and the original structures of the houses.
For Santiago Espada, the investment has been very large but his main interest is to "recover the heritage of the island of Lanzarote" which he considers very important.
Where goats were once kept, we can now see gardens and a swimming pool, next to the 4 rural tourism houses that bear the names of the four towns that surround the salt mines: Las Breñas, La Hoya, Salinas and Janubio. The whole complex has been named Vista Salinas.
