How remote workers on the Canary Islands can create communities

Integrating into the community is quite simple for remote workers who decide to visit the Canary Islands, because as well as the hospitality of the local residents, numerous digital communities have already been created by and for remote workers. Here is a review of some of the most active and prominent remote worker communities.

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Pueblos Remotos 

Pueblos Remotos is an initiative that arose from the need to reactivate rural areas, generate socio-economic impact in the local community by attracting remote workers, and develop more sustainable tourism.

It offers a series of exceptional advantages for digital nomads looking for an enriching environment connected to rural life in order to engage in their own lifestyle. These are the most striking ones:

• Meaningful connection: a genuine connection is facilitated between nomad workers and local communities. Here, digital nomads will find people who share their desire to escape from the conventional and embrace a life awareness approach, enabling them to establish long-lasting, enriching relationships.
• Co-creation and collaboration: Digital nomads and local residents can develop new ways of thinking, solutions and services which benefit both parties and the community in general.
• Inspiring atmosphere: The unique combination of the rural and the digital awakens the imagination and makes ideas flow, in stimulating surroundings.
• Digital infrastructure: These villages strive to offer a reliable digital infrastructure, including a high-speed Internet connection. This is essential for nomad workers to be able to carry out their work effectively and stay connected with their customers and teams all over the world.
• Cultural diversity: In exploring different remote villages, remote workers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in different cultures and traditions. This enriching experience can open up their mind and broaden their perspective of the world.
• Positive impact: Their presence and active participation in local life generate a positive impact, stimulating the economic and cultural growth of the region.

Canary Islands Digital Nomads & Remote Workers

Canary Islands Digital Nomads & Remote Workers is a private Facebook group with over ten thousand members. It concentrates the most important information for people who have settled on the Canary Islands as remote workers, or who intend to do so in the near future.

In this group, it is very common for remote workers who have chosen the archipelago as their destination to look for specific information on the islands (for example, what school they can enrol their children at, whether there are hiking groups, how to process certain permits or paperwork, flat rentals, events...). Being such a large group, its teleworker members often find answers very quickly, and start to feel part of the community even before they reach their destination.

Gran Canaria Digital Nomads

Gran Canaria Digital Nomads is another private group on the same social network, but this one is for remote workers who have settled on the island of Gran Canaria, or who are looking for information on teleworking possibilities in this part of the Canarian archipelago.

As with the previous example, remote workers can find answers to any question here, ranging from workshops for fixing a bicycle, or shops that buy and sell second-hand articles, to legal advice, among many other issues.

We can find the same kind of communities for the island of Fuerteventura (Fuerteventura Digital Nomads and Expats), for the island of Lanzarote (Lanzarote Digital Nomads & Remote Workers) and for La Palma (La Palma Digital Nomads & Remote Workers Facebook Group). 

DigiNomads App

DigiNomads is an app that enables one to connect with other digital nomads in a given place who have similar goals and specific professional interests. Through it, one can also join in telematic chats and initiate collaboration opportunities with other members. One of the main advantages of the app is that we can find remote workers from practically any professional area, facilitating contact with people who share the same goals and objectives.

The Canary Islands were where DigiNomads originated, developed by Giacomo Bastianelli. This remote worker moved to the archipelago during lockdown.

The app facilitates attendance at virtual events and webinars on specific subjects of interest to digital nomads. In addition, the application allows for the creation of specific communities, as in the case of Amarilla Coliving (Tenerife), which has its own networking space created on this app.

Diginomads can be downloaded in versions for Android or iOS phones.

Wifi Tribe is an international community-based experience that allows you to select a country to work in remotely with 12-25 fellow remote workers. They describe themselves as a “slow travel” group, spending four to eight weeks in any given country, where community members can join and get together.

The platform has its own selection process, designed to guarantee harmony among the travel groups. It provides quality accommodation, and offers the chance to spend time living and collaborating with other members of the community who have decided to venture to the same destination.

Whether it be through famous international remote worker communities, or via local groups, belonging to a group of people with the same goals can be of great assistance to digital nomads on the Canary Islands.