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Read previewThe organizers of a Canary Islands music festival have been fined after a promotional stunt saw dozens of people trying to find a suitcase with 1,000 euros, about $1,085, buried in a protected sand dune, according to local reports.
The event aimed to create buzz around the DN7 Festival, set to be held in March at a stadium in Maspalomas, a tourist resort on Gran Canaria, El País reported.
The dunes are considered a special natural reserve with "incalculable ecological value," according to the official tourism website for the island.
Even so, Gran Canaria said it was fining the festival roughly $650 for breaking the rules, according to the outlet.
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