Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located north of the island of Lanzarote across the strait named El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park ("Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo"). It is administrated by the municipality of Teguise. The only two settlements are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Casas de Pedro Barba. The population is about 600. Tourism is the main
Religion in the Canary Islands to the Canary Islands from the Indian merchants who settled on the islands from the decade of the 70 of the XIX century. These are initially concentrated around the free ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to later settle in other places on the islands. The Buddhism is considered a relatively recent religion in the Canary Islands, as the first communities belonging to this religion began to be counted in the 80s of the 20th century. At present, the Tibetan schools stand out. In 2005 two canarian Buddhist converts were recognized as dharma teachers