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In the municipality of Tias, one finds the main tourist area on the island, Puerto del Carmen, a town that produces the main source of income for the island owing to the tourism that it attracts.
The name of this town is due to the spinster aunts of the Governor of Gran Canaria, Don Alonso Fajardo , who were called Do Hernan Fajardo and Do Francisca . Tia means aunt in Spanish, and in the beginning it was called Tias de Fajardo , but later it lost the surname and simply became known as Tias.
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The town of Puerto del Carmen , also popularly known as La Ti , belongs to the municipality of Tias . Due to its coastal location, its main industry in the earlier period was fishing, which has now been overtaken by tourism.
Back in the 18 th century, the people of Puerto del Carmen were exporters of la barrilla , which is burned in order to produce materials used in the manufacture of soap.
The most important festivals are: La Candelaria , which is celebrated on February 2, and La Fiesta del Carmen , which takes place on the first Sunday in August. La Fiesta del Carmen is a typical sea festival wherein the Virgen del Carmen , the patron of sailors, is brought out in a boat.
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