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Two Tenerifes

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Vandalism near the Cuna del Alma construction site in Adeje, Tenerife reads "We protect biodiversity." Image by Brigid McCarthy. Spain, 2024. 
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Tourism makes up 35% of the Canarian market but impedes its environmental well-being.

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A billboard for Loro Park in the evening sky of Santa Ursula, Tenerife. Image by Brigid McCarthy. Spain, 2024.

The growing tourism industry in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago, has affected local culture, residents say. In this podcast, Reporting Fellow Brigid McCarthy reflects on her experience as a visitor and speaks with locals and tourists in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. There seem to be "two Tenerifes."

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