“Canada Real Galiana is a 16km-long, 75m-wide strip of economic and social misery. Believed to be Europe’s largest shanty town, it is a mere 15-minute drive from Madrid city centre. ‘This place reminds me of one of the most run-down slums in Guatemala I used to work in,’ says Susana Camacho, who works for Fundacion Secretariado Gitano (FSG), a local NGO.”
In Spain’s heart, a slum to shame Europe
“The government of the Spanish city of Murcia has launched an initiative that gives people lifetime passes to public transport in exchange for their old cars. The move is part of a campaign to reduce the number of cars in the city. The government invited citizens to register by the end of June for a lifelong ticket for travel on the city’s newly built tram routes in exchange for their car. The only requirement was that the car worked and had the equivalent of an MOT. These cars were then displayed in public.”
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Centro Niemeyer in Avilés, Asturias, Spain (Guardian)
