#z puya cosetas

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por si alguien está interesade en hacer esta encuesta o sabe de alguien que la podría hacer <3

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A reflection on tourism

It's not easy to predict the tourism industry's evolution. The touristic sector can be classified as volatile, without a planification being considered necessary by leaders, against a possible tendency towards change in Spain, despite being subjected to factors that cannot be controlled, since this depends on the trust of the consumer. In this way, the following elements should be considered: the reliance on the climate, on the economic circumstances, on the risks (or lack thereof) of insescurity or social and political instability in other countries, on publicity campaigns destined to divert travelers, the evolution of these [travelers'] habits, the decisions of international operators... Or the emergence of pandemics...

It also should not be forgotten that, despite the triumphalist numbers that are always given, it should be considered that the only numbers considered are the tourists' consumption, but not the cost per visitor in environmental terms (water and energy waste, garbage, residual waters), healthcare, security, etc.

Conversely, the persistance on tourist growth allows not only the obscene enrichment of others, that tends to be based on or accompanied by corruption, just like what had been happening until the real-estate bubble burst, but it also allows to continue building in lands next to coastal areas, as if the concrete that's already invaded it wasn't enough, and furthermore leads to a destruction (despite its contradiction) of the landscape, gravely putting at risk these territories' future.

Problems derived from tourist activity have already begun to pop up, such as speculation, illegal apartments, city occupation and saturation, which obviously is already happening in Barcelona, Venice, or Amsterdam, since the rampant spread of tourist is detrimental to the quality of life of the cities' residents. Protests against gentrification [...] have taken place, due to the arrival of new businesses, stores, and inhabitants which negatively affect the neighbors that have traditionally lived in these areas; there's also protests against tourism and tourism excesses, real-estate speculation stemming from this activity, the rent increase in these areas (which substantially affects workers living in those areas), agglomerations, dirtying and damage to nature, massification, etc. In the summer of 2017 there were some protests against massive tourism in different european cities: abroad, in Venice and Dubrovnik, and in Spain basically in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. The Spanish government quickly reacted and coined the term 'turismofobia'. [...]. In the south of Europ gentrification most commonly gets turned to 'touristification'; it's not that a poor community gets substituted for a rich one, but it gets replaced by a non-community of tourists, who spend a few days at most in the neighborhood. Gentrification substitutes populations; touristification erases them. In a market economy, where land and housing are goods bought and sold at prices at-will, it's hard to rehabilitate a neighborhood for its neighbors. Any improvements to an apartment or its surroundings equates a raise in rent, one where the tenants usually cannot meet this demand. Even in cases of residents who own their housing, the offers of investment funds of various origins, interested in buying, leads them to selling their housing and leaving. The disappearance of local commerce and its subtitution for souvenir shops and expensive restaurants puts ordinary life at risk.

Where is the limit to tourism, particulary in Spain? There is a saturation risk. The tourism industry wants to obtain more expenses per visitor, "quality tourism". When there's neighbors who protest against the rise in tourism and its impact in their daily lives (for example, in their access to housing), it turns out that in the interior [of the Iberian peninsula] there's a margin for the market to still flourish. There should be a balance between what is an option for leisure and freedom for millions of people, and the risk for the balance of the welcoming countries, and proceed towards a seasonal and geographical diversification.

In relation to the mountain, ideally, the economy should be diversified and the use of the territory and landscape made to be compatible with the natural environment.

Original text underneath in Spanish:

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¿L'ARAGONÉS? ¡TAMIÉN YE UNA FABLA!

Fuellas D'Informazión d'o Consello d'a Fabla Aragonesa, Enero-Febrero 1981.

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a few weeks ago (afaik) google maps removed a bus line from the barcelona map, and miraculously, the buses have cleared up and locals can finally use this public bus line without crowded buses... this is how dire tourism makes things

"[Video translation from Catalan: "Not a trace of tourists in the 116 bus neighborhood line. It has disappeared from Google Maps as an option to go to Parc Güell. This [bus] line was very saturated with tourists... until now."

(Tourist speaking in English): "We took the V19 bus to get here, Google Maps I found it." (Another tourist): "I am searching Google Maps for Catalunya or La Rambla, and I am going downstairs and take a bus to Catalunya center."

The neighbors celebrate that the buses will now be emptier: (Local woman talking) "We were very skeptical on if this measure was going to work, but now surprisingly we've seen that it has worked amazingly." (Another local woman talking): "We've noticed it a lot. For Easter week I was here and I had to go by the [Parc Güell] main entrance, which the bus passes by, and no one got on the bus."

Now tourists use alternative routes.

Closing credits by Betevé. End video"

[minglana]

this is the mindset of many foreign tourists. we dont speak their language. we complain about them making noise and fucking up the islands. its us that are in the wrong, obviously, and not them........😒

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dignifica a luenga d'o tuyo país, fabla l'aragonés.

uesca. chinero 2024

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Aftermath of the fire which has burnt at least 1400 ha of forest in Baldomar, La Noguera, in Catalonia.

via Balaguer TV

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cant believe were doing this shit lol

[minglana]

babe are you okay? you havent watched lluís llach singing "el tonteo" by la mushkaa and els tyets today

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very funny (and southern european) compilation of plastic bottles in the streets of my village filled with water to scare away cats. and they are useless bc as you can see there is cat shit in between some of those bottles

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AND DON'T YALL EVER FORGET!!!

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and i dont know what affection is / so much studying and studying / and i dont know what affection is / when a mother dies / we lose the best book / we lose the best book / so much studying and studying

oh / why do you have to play / the bells of oblivion / if you havent been able to put out / oh / if you havent been able to put out / the fire you have ignited

bring back my mother / if with tears i could / bring back my mother / i would go to her tomb / to cry tears of blood / to cry tears of blood / if with tears i could

they put a fight to the sun / your eyes beautiful ansotana / they put a fight to the sun / the sun is only one / your eyes are two suns / your eyes are two suns / your eyes beautiful ansotana

by the moonlight / she would sing me this jota / by the moonlight / while my mother cried / when i was small in the crib / when i was small in the crib / she would sing me this jota

you were once a poplar grove / a well-wooded promenade / now with so much cement / you're an imprisioned river

jotas are about love: a thesis

all are taken from SIPCA website

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a british person that's aware of history in the peninsula and treats our culture with respect and actually makes an effort to learn our culture(s)........ this is almost unheard of honestly

Here are also some posts I've written about Chanovas, and the impact of water dams in Aragon in general. link 1 link 2

Here's the recipe he uses, if anyone is curious:

-200g of lentils -1 ham bone (cured) -100g morcilla and/or chorizo -1 leek -1 onion -1 garlic clove -1 tomato -100g mushrooms -Olive oil -1/2 a small glass of moscatell/aguardiente/anise liquor Finely chop onion and leek, gently sweat down in olive oil, and season. Add tomato, gently reduce until thick. Add chopped mushrooms and cook for a few minutes. Add the lentils and stir to toast a little. Add the ham bone and water to cover, cook until soft (30 minutes to an hour) Fry the chorizo and/or morcilla. Add, along with a drop of liquor for the final 5 minutes.

Video transcription:

[Tiktok by user @/petes.pans: Just like these Aragonese lentils, the Pyreneean village of Jánovas should be underwater. In the 1950s, plans for a dam threatened to drown the town but the people here stood firm for many years, unwilling to abandon their village, refusing to be washed away by a powerful corporation driven by profit over people. But just as these lentils simmer slowly, the people of Jánovas simmered in quiet defiance, only succumbing when the corporation used dynamite to turn most of the village into ruins.

For these Aragonese lentils from Jánovas, here's what you'll need (recipe on screen, written above). Morcilla, blood sausage, or chorizo, or both, up to you. Nearly forgot, one or two of these Spanish cured ham bones add great depth of flavor to the lentils. If not available, I'd use chicken stock instead of water.

Now you may be wondering why I'm not currently underwater. Well, despite the destruction and displacement, the dam project was never carried out. After years of resistance from the villagers, and changing economic priorities, the plans were simply abandoned. The waters that would drown Jánovas never came, it was all a waste, needless suffering inflicted for nothing. One or two families remained until quite recently, they lived in a ruined village amongst the rubble, enduring harsh conditions and isolation.

And now, just as the descendants of the original villagers are little by little slowly restoring what was lost, these Aragonese lentils have been simmering patiently and ready to be savored. A powerful taste of Aragonese culinary tradition, and heartfelt tribute to local resilience.]

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not to be like this (again) but give me back paseo independencia lleno de arboles :/

source 1 source 2 source 3

[minglana]

ok i did not know that people actually 'voted' during the dictatorship..... lol

[minglana]

einstein visited zaragoza!!!

source (bc its not letting me link it in the picture itself)