strangely the main industry in bunol l isn't tomatoes but concrete Tomatoes tent aren't even grown In the area at least not on a large scale luckily locate refrain from throwing concrete at each other. On the last wednesday in august the town of bunol near valencia spin hold its annual tomato festival la tomatina. The origins the food fight are unknown but each year tens of thousand or participants gather to throw tomatoes at each other. at the peace of the event's popularity in 2101-the last time that attendanee was free - an estimated 40,000 visors descended on the small village to take part throwing at least 40 towns (88,185 lb ) of tomatoes. The tomatoes are trucked into bunol often from aa far away as extremadura 550km(341mi to the west. tourists pay extra to ride in the truck and throw the first tomatoes. bunol,s sweets run with tomato pulp during la tomatoes. The fruit acid actually helps clean the pavement after the pulp hosed away they left sparklingly clean.
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