Paradise lost as Ibiza battles housing crisis

Can Rova, an ad hoc village of tents shacks and campers on the outskirts of Ibiza, Spain, The Spanish island fills beachfront hotels and glittering dance clubs with wealthy tourists, but its teachers, firefighters and police officers can’t find a place to live.

AT €1,900 per month, the rent wasn’t cheap, but Alicia Bocunano felt fortunate to find an apartment at that price in Ibiza.

As a taxi driver pulling 16-hour days, the single mother, who grew up on the Spanish island, hoped that extra income from the busy summer months might be enough to cover the rent.