As these pictures show, the West coast of Lanzarote is quite stunning, with black lava cliffs falling into the roaring breakers and blue 'swimming pools' formed by the huge rock pools on the foreshore. So, quite a long way from the nearest settlement (the lighthouse just visible in the second picture above), someone thought it was a good idea to build a big luxury hotel, the Atlante del Sol.
That was over 30 years ago. Here it is now, long abandoned when, it seems, the money ran out and the dream became a nightmare. Presumably there is no money to demolish it and return the land to its natural state. What a sad mess.
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