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Cañada Real is a shanty town in the Madrid Region of Spain, a linear succession of informal housing following a 14.4-kilometre-long (9 mile) stretch of the drovers' road connecting La Rioja and Ciudad Real.
La Cañada Real es como se conoce a la sucesión de asentamientos ilegales que se produce en un tramo de la Cañada Real Galiana a su paso por la Comunidad de Madrid. Tiene la peculiaridad de que el centro geográfico de la España peninsular se encuentra en esta zona.
Nov 22, 2019 · Learn about the history, reality and challenges of the Cañada Real, a 16km-long linear settlement of self-built homes and diverse communities on the outskirts of Madrid. Discover how art, culture and activism are trying to change the perception and future of this marginalised neighbourhood.
May 15, 2023 · Canada Real in the Spanish capital Madrid is just 15 kilometres away from the landmark square Puerta del Sol. A si... It is one of Europe’s largest shantytowns.
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- FRANCE 24 English
Jan 26, 2023 · With houses demolished and power cut off, Cañada Real is Madrid’s long-neglected neighbourhood, largely at the expense of the innocent residents that live there. This film investigates life...
- 30 min
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- Tom Charlesworth
Nov 7, 2022 · Cañada Real: Drugs, conflict and a 760-day power cut plague Europe’s biggest shantytown A man walks in front of his house covered with snow at the Canada Real shanty town, outside Madrid, Spain...