Matadors Flee Spain For Peru As Recession Bites
Matadors Flee Spain For Peru As Recession Bites
The economic crisis means there are so few bullfights many matadors are struggling to find work and have left for Latin America.
10:21am UK, Monday 05 August 2013
Spanish bullfighters are fleeing the country for Peru, driven away by an economic crisis and ethical protests that means they can no longer find work.
The number of annual bullfights in Europe nearly halved to 1,997 last year from the start of the downturn in 2008, according to Vicente Royuela, a University of Barcelona economist who studies bullfighting.
In addition, he said, it is down 15% this year.
Even before hard times bit, only 10% of bullfighters in Spain got more than 20 fights a year and half quit after six years, Royuela said.
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