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Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Sunday in the latest rebuke of leftist President Gustavo Petro's reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities, including the capital. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogota. While protests have been a constant since the former leftist guerrilla
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Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and prompts environmental emergenciesThousands of people will join protests across the Canary islands on Saturday to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish archipelago’s tourism industry and a freeze on tourist numbers, arguing that the current, decades-old model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for local people.The protests – which will take place under the banner “Canarias tiene un límite”...
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Canary Islands: Thousands join protests to call for limit on tourism numbers
Thousands of people have joined protests on the Canary Islands to call for a limit on tourism numbers. Protesters are reportedly calling for a temporary limit on visitor numbers to ease pressure on the islands' infrastructure and housing situation. 13.9 million people visited the islands in 2023. Tourism accounts for around 35% of the archipelago’s GDP and brought in €16.9bn in 2022. Protests took place in Lanzarote, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Palma and Gran Canaria on April 20. David Gainford,...