Save The Cape Of Cats!
The Algarrobico Hotel has been a political and environmental farce for years now, but apparently the order for demolition is in sight. I won’t bother with the history of the legal wranglings over this edifice other than to say it is illegal. It was built within the national park of the Cabo de Gata and it is hideous, environmentally calamatous and a sin. You can read more about the dire course of events here.
When will people wake up to the fact that the future of tourism and it’s economy is reliant on preserving the natural environment, not building this kind of rubbish? If this was to continue what would they have in twenty years time? It is time for a more creative approach to tourism, something sustainable something adventurous and unique. I just wish I could have the opportunity to push the detonator and consign this monster to the abyss.
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January 28, 2009 @ 11:00 am
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Matt said,
January 28, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
That monstrosity is a crime. I hope the perpetrators are going to jail. Not only is it having a negative impact on the national park but there’s also all that wasted energy, concrete & steel. There’s seems to be more of a concerted effort in Spain now to deal with what had become a regular flouting of planning regs.