Es fundamental revisar el modelo económico actual para que los beneficios del turismo reviertan en la ciudadanía. @COPE_Tenerife pic.twitter.com/x369vdRHx5
— Rosa Davila (@rdavmam) August 12, 2024
Cuna del Alma – New protest in Puertito de Adeje against the Cuna del Alma tourism project
Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday in the village of Puertito de Adeje, in the south of Tenerife, to protest against the Cuna del Alma tourism project. The rally, organised by the group Salvar el Puertito, was marked by chants of “Canarias no se vende, se ama y se defiende”, meaning “the Canaries are not for sale, they are loved and defended”.
Photograph of the demonstration which occurred in El Puertito on the 10th of August (Canarian Weekly)
Cuna del Alma – Damage to protected species in El Puertito
“What is happening here?” in this Tiktok a resident films individuals in El Puertito pulling out vegetation from the ground. It has been alleged that these are workers employed by the estate of Cuna del Alma removing Echium triste a protected species found in El Puertito which has previously caused the EU to temporarily pause the project.
Political comment – President of the Cabildo of Tenerife comments on the tourism model
Rosa Davila, President of the Cabildo of Tenerife, in an interview on a radio show, discusses the recent protests: “It is essential to review the current economic model so that the benefits of tourism revert to the citizens.”
Es fundamental revisar el modelo económico actual para que los beneficios del turismo reviertan en la ciudadanía. @COPE_Tenerife pic.twitter.com/x369vdRHx5
— Rosa Davila (@rdavmam) August 12, 2024
Cuna del Alma – The platform Save La Tejita denounces the “illegal” transplant of the Echium triste in Puertito de Adeje
The platform Salvar La Tejita has reported to the Canary Islands Agency for the Protection of the Natural Environment (ACPMN) and the Seprona the manipulation and “illegal” transplant of specimens of the sad viper, a species of special protection within the Canary Islands Catalogue of Protected Species, and which was found in the area of the Cuna del Alma tourist project, in Puertito de Adeje, which caused the work to be halted a year and a half ago.
Image of the buckets with soil and seeds of the Echium triste (Save the Tejita)
Cuna del Alma – The expropriation of the Galindo warehouse
“Following a communication of urban planning and management acts sent by the Adeje Council, the Cadastre agreed to deregister Galindo’s property. “This has happened without our permission, without us having reached any agreement and without receiving payment for our property,“ laments his son. “Today, I have lost the property to the project and they do not even deign to respond. There will be no choice but to go to court,” Galindo concludes. “
