Mass protests in Canary Islands decry overtourism
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. Organizers say mass tourism perpetuates an economic model that harms local residents and are demanding the authorities limit the numbers. Police said 20,000 demonstrators had turned out for the demonstrations, but organizers put the figure closer to 50,000. Some four out of 10 residents work in tourism which accounts for 36 percent of the islands' GDP. Last year, some 16 million visited the Canary Islands, more than seven times its population of some 2.2 million, which the collective says is unsustainable for the archipelago's limited resources.

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