Like all years, The stone It is one of the main settings to enjoy these days of carnival. The Rochense spa is recognized for its parties, due to the large number of young people who go there, and on some occasions also due to some disturbances that were generated in that environment.
However, for some years the authorities have been working to minimize excesses and have regulated the festival in such a way that it is reduced to a minimum expression compared to previous years.
Already last year the Municipality of Rocha expected a “civilized” carnival and that the “problems” of “excess of the past” be “suppressed”. “We had institutionalized that (the lack of control)”questioned the mayor of Rocha Alejo Umpiérrez in dialogue with The Observeradding that there had also been cases of violence.
When in 2022 work was being done to seize street speakers and street alcohol stalls, in addition to using almost 20 video surveillance cameras, the operation for the 2023 carnival will be “the same as the whole summer”.
This implies, for example, that at 05:00 in the morning “the main (avenue) is cleared for cleaning” and the nightclubs are closedas indicated by the commune to The Observer.
Meanwhile, the occupation of this edition shows a different picture: fewer young people and more families. “The highest percentage of rentals are families, not so young”, they commented.
“It is a children’s carnival that the Club de La Pedrera and the merchants do” from the spa, they said from the commune. “It’s a children’s parade, they parade”they added.
Meanwhile, from the Rocha Police Headquarters they delimited that security in the area is expected to be strengthened “a little” “because it is expected that there may be more people.” However, it will not be a significant deployment, since there is no event itself.
In addition, there will not be, like other years, a sanitary tent, although some chemical toilets will be deployed in the streets surrounding the main one.
