This book could not have been written without the unwavering support, wholehearted engagement and critical eye of my daughter Elizabeth Blackthorn. I wish to thank Jasmina Brankovich and Michelle Ferlazzo for their observations and enthusiasm for the work and for their valuable feedback. And my gratitude to Lanzarote, an island forever in my memory.
A few words defined
Alfombra de salsalt carpet
Barrachoa drunkard
Barrancocreek or small stream, typically dry
Conejerorabbit keeper and cave dweller. A conejero is also a long burrow-like cave. The term ‘conejero’ refers to those indigenous to Lanzarote
Guanchea native of the Canary Islands
Jameoa hole in a lava tube where the lava crust has collapsed
Malpaisliterally ‘bad land’. Refers to lava-encrusted land
MaretaStone or concrete t
