(noticia) Paying to Be Kidnapped

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By LISA ABEND
Published: January 15, 2006

Bandits prowled the southern mountains of Spain in the 19th century, smuggling, robbing and kidnapping travelers for ransom. But just like Robin Hood, Spanish bandits like José María el Tempranillo acquired romantic reputations, in part for their daring exploits, in part because it was said they helped the poor with their ill-gotten gains.
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A traveler is "kidnapped" by a bandolero as part of Bandolero Tours.
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Now, being forced off a bus, bound at the wrists and marched through the scruffy mountains of Andalusia hardly sounds like something travelers would want - but some visitors to southern Spain are paying for just that.

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