In the 2nd Century, Greek mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy put El Hierro on the map after declaring that the prime meridian was here at Orchilla, the westernmost point of the island that was ...

BENEDICTE KURZEN / NOOR FOR LE MONDE On the left, Bacari Djassi from Mauritania lives and works in El Hierro (Canary Islands) as a translator for a local NGO. On the right, a map of the Canary ...

WE'VE all heard of the classic Canary Islands of Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, but El Hierro often flies under the radar. The tiny island off the coast of Africa welcomed just 20,000 ...

El Hierro was born after it emerged from the Atlantic Ocean following millennia of violent undersea volcanic eruptions, creating a wild landscape. The heart-shaped island is off the tourist map ...

Thankfully, El Hierro – the second smallest of the Canary islands – has learned from the past. Now a Unesco biosphere reserve, the whole island is protected – it’s an offence to fell a ...