Beneficio
Beneficio | |
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![]() Beneficio community tent | |
Coordinates: 36°55′20.5″N 3°26′6.5″W / 36.922361°N 3.435139°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Granada |
Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 200 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Beneficio is an intentional community in southern Spain. It consists of a plot co-owned by many residents in a river valley, outside of the Alpujarras village of Órgiva.[1]
Inhabitants live largely in various styles of light shelters such as tents, benders and tipis, although some more permanent structures have been built, including straw bale constructions. There is also a number of people living in vehicles along the dirt road that leads up to the Beneficio valley. A part of the settlement is against Spanish law and the Junta has been evicting its inhabitants since spring 2013. Inside Beneficio there are small businesses, including a shop, bakeries, free range eggs, and cheese making. There are shared facilities including a large communal tipi, communal garden, shared outdoor kitchen, composting toilet, and a sports pitch. Drinking water is provided by a mountain spring, and secondary water is provided by the stream running through the valley.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Beneficio_tipis.jpg/300px-Beneficio_tipis.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beneficio Orgiva, Spain. Fellowship for Intentional Communities Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. 2009.
- ^ Independiente, El (2021-11-25). "La Guardia Civil investiga una cabeza hallada en una comuna hippie de Granada". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Beneficio: la mayor comuna hippie de España donde se escondía un asesino francés". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2024-08-21.