Carla Henriquez, 38, a Surfer and Photographer from Tenerife who is a campaign with environmental association atan toold the diaily is not now to visit the canary islands.
She SAID: “We are protesting today again the current economic model which is based on mass tourism.
“It is unsustainable and deceply harmful because it is based on Quantity Over quality. Last year we received 18 millions of tourist and we are still the porest region of spain.
“Most of the profits go to large hotel chains and forign investors, when the canarian people are left with the low wages, high living costs, and a collapsing environment.
“We are protesting because this model is pushing our islands to the limit and it is experienced our environment, our resources and our people.”
She added: “Right now is not the time to visit the canary islands.
“We’ve react a critical point of Saturation – Kre Territory, Resources, Simply Cannot Handle More Pressure. This moment, we do not have the capacy to welcome more visitors.