Winters and his Dog, Cofete, Fuerteventura, Canarias Islands, Spain
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Torgut
N 28° 06.178 W 014° 23.288
28R E 560103 N 3108760
Near the hamlet of Cofete, in the island of Fuerteventura, a misterious man and his dog have their own monument.
Waymark Code: WMCHAC
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 09/08/2011
Views: 24
Gustav Winters, a German citizen, moved to Fuerteventura during the 30's. Apparently he was a secret agent, although the full extension of his work is still to be unfolded. Most probably his villa, not far from Cofete was used as a logistics base for German submarines during the Second World War.
Officially he was a man interested in growing vines in the island. He employed most of the population of Cofete in is farming project, developing strong bonds with the local population.
It seems he always walked around in the company of his big black dog, wearing sunglasses. It is no surprise that when the local community decided to raise a monument, his dog was part of it...
Breed: Unknown. Black fur, big size.
Date Built: Unknown
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