Village with a population of 16 creates nude calendar

Excerpts from a report out of Spain, published on The Guardian website:

For decades they’ve grappled with a steady exodus as residents set their sights on jobs and opportunities beyond the southern Spanish hamlet. But the dwindling population of Peña Zafra de Abajo may have found a singular strategy to fight back – in essence stripping down to save their town.

“When I suggested the idea of a nude calendar, people said, ‘Are you crazy?’” said Lucía Nicolás, who leads the hamlet’s residents’ association. “But I saw it as a way to put ourselves on the map and show off our hamlet of 16 residents.”

The undisputed star of the calendar, however, is Pedro Sánchez. At 100 years old, the hamlet’s oldest resident graces the month of December, shirtless and smiling as he holds up a bota, or wineskin. “He was the first one to say yes,” said Nicolás.

Since its launch in October, orders for the €9 calendar have poured in from across Spain and even as far as Mexico. “We’ve sold nearly 400,” said Nicolás. “We first ordered 200 and thought we would end up giving away the extras, but madre mia, they’ve been snapped up.”

The images that make up the calendar can be seen here and here.