History

La Palma is a volcanic island. Millions of years of volcanic eruptions have formed peaks of up to 2,426 metres above sea level. The most active volcanoes are located in the southern tail of La Palma.
In 2021, La Palma became world news due to the eruption of its youngest volcano, Tajogaite. While the glowing lava destroyed entire villages and left a black trail of destruction, the volcano left a layer of fertile dust on the rest of the island.
The fertile soil of the island ensured that Spanish sailors liked to visit the island in the late Middle Ages to stock up on food.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, La Palma mainly grew cane sugar and grapes for wine. Over time, cane sugar made way for banana cultivation and in recent years also for other types of fruit such as avocados. In 2019, we came across such an old avocado plantation when we were looking for a site where we could build our dream project. The previous owner had poorly maintained the plantation (Finca) and almost all the trees were dead.

The construction of Finca Las Prinsas

In January 2022, contractor Oscar starts with the building of 3 houses on Finca Las Prinsas. A house for us to live in and two casitas for renting out to holidaymakers. Here we show how the construction went. First of all, an impression of our plot in La Punta, the location and the drawings that we made together with the architect. Before Oscar started, a lot of preparations had already been made on the site. We also made a schedule based on conversations with Oscar. But in the short time that we have been living on La Palma, one thing has become clear to us: a schedule never goes as you expect it to go.