Geological and geotechnical conditions of human interventions in natural volcanic caverns: The outfitting of “Los Jameos del agua” Auditorium, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

This arch forms part of a recent volcanic tube, originating in the La Corona mountain the origin

1 INTRODUCTION

The auditorium located within the naturallyformed arch which is part of the “Jameos del Agua” complex to the north of the island of Lanzarote

of which is located at approximately 10 km from the location of the object being studied. “Jameos del Agua” is located in the northern part of the island of Lanzarote at approximately 25 km from the city of Arrecife very close to the coast. The nearest town is Punta Mujeres approximately one kilometer away.