The launch of the 2022 whale watching season was held on Monday 29, at El Cabito beach, in Rocha, with the participation of President Lacalle Pou. The president, who spoke to the media, said, among other things, that he is “seeing violence closely linked to the drug trafficking business.”
“You listened to me for many years (saying) that you could not classify class A and class B deaths, that it bothered us a lot when they said they were settling scores,” said the president, adding: “We are not going to fall into that.” He also expressed that “violence between gangs” is being observed and that the authorities are trying “to do the corresponding prevention.” “It is very difficult when it comes to this type of homicide,” he said this Monday, the 29th, referring to the deaths that have occurred in recent days in the capital.
The president added: “I don’t want it to serve as an excuse, but you know that there has been a very important drop in the rest of the crimes – in robberies, thefts – what does this mean? That these homicides are not linked to a robbery with a subsequent homicide or a robbery with a subsequent homicide, “said the president. In any case, he continued: «I insist, that does not serve as an excuse. We must work even harder to try to anticipate a crime that is very difficult to anticipate, such as homicide.
In addition to the launch of the whale watching season, a viewpoint was inaugurated that will allow the observation of cetaceans. There, the president highlighted the importance of preserving the environment and announced that La Paloma will be included in the sanitation plan being developed in the department.
Also participating in the activity at the La Paloma resort were the Minister of Tourism, Tabaré Viera; the secretary director of that portfolio, Ignacio Curbelo; the mayor of Rocha, Alejo Umpiérrez; the director of Tourism of Rocha, Federico Zerbino; the deputy director of Tourism of Maldonado, Melina Bentancur, and the mayor of La Paloma, Sergio Muniz.
In his oratory, the President of the Republic highlighted the notion manifested by the people of Roche regarding the care of nature and sustainable development, and considered that the next generations will be more aware of the care of environments and ecosystems. Likewise, he expressed that the natural good is the only raw material that the less it is transformed, the more economic value it reaches. “Care is not only a moral duty, but an economic possibility,” he added.
In this context, he related the care of the sea with the care of the land, for which he announced that the city of La Paloma will be included in the Rocha sanitation process. He also recalled the commitment made publicly in 2014 in reference to the Andreoni channel. He said that works and gates are being carried out to divert the San Luis River and thus be able to recover the area of La Coronilla and its surroundings.
