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La Palma festival 2009

18 September, 2009

The 2009 Open Desafio La Palma will be held from 28 November – 3 December. As well as having a whole lot of fun, competitors stand to win a share in the 6,000 € prizes, plus all-important rankings points in this Pre-World Cup and FAI cat II event.

For more information or to register, see http://lapalma.parapente.net or email parapentelapalma@yahoo.es

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