Natives of Playa Blanca prohibited the entry of food and drinks as a measure to protect their income.
He Mayor of Cartagena, Dumek Turbay Paz, It was emphatically pronounced before the events recently occurred in Blanca PlayaBarú, where several tourists They denounced that natives requisitioned and restricted their entry when trying to enter with food and beverage to the spa.
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The president recalled that Playa Blanca is part of the CORALES DEL ROSARIO NATURAL PARKan area protected by law, where food income is restricted, with the exception of industrialized products such as mecatos. However, he stressed that natives, tour operators and community councils are not legally empowered to carry out admission controls or much less requisitions.
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“We are on the side of the natives, but we also ensure the safety, tranquility and integrity of the visitors. Today was an irregular act that will be repeated will have severe legal consequences. Just as we extend their hand to support them, it will not tremble to exercise authority, whoever it is. And they know it,” said Mayor Turbay.
Institutional response and control reinforcement
Faced with what happened, a Institutional response With the participation of the Metropolitan Police, the Interior Secretariat, the Ministry of Tourism and Distrisegurity, which received precise instructions to restore order and avoid new illegal procedures by individuals.
The district also announced that, in articulation with entities of the national order as Natural National Parks of Colombia and the Dimar, the permanent controls in the area will be reinforced. As of this Wednesday, April 16, they will be added to the elite body of control of beaches officials of the Dadis, Datt and the environmental authorities, who will carry out inspections to tourist operators, restaurants and motonaves, with the aim of protecting both tourists and the ecosystem.
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Finally, the Community leaders The commitment to a safe, orderly and sustainable tourist experience, without abuse or overreach, and always within the legal framework.
More about the proposal in Playa Blanca
Through an official statement, natives of Playa Blanca, an island area of Cartagena, they had announced that since Tuesday, April 15, they were going to prohibit the entry of liquors and food to tourists who visit the sector.
The above has been supported by some inhabitants as a measure to protect and ensure the sales of the premises. Given this, the authorities, such as the Ministry of Tourism in Cartagena, announced that they are already analyzing the possibilities of this proposal being carried out, seeking to benefit both parties.
“By bringing food from outside, the livelihood of those who with effort and dedication have built their lives around the tourismand decent employment is discouraged in the community, “the community said publicly. They also argue that the entry of external products increases the generation of non -manageable waste locally, which would be representing a direct threat to the marine and coastal ecosystem.
