Boca Chica is a Dominican Republic beachfront municipality positioned 19 miles away from Santo Domingo, identified for the gorgeous colour of its calm blue waters and… its rubbish. Tons of it.
For years, vacationers have taken to social media to alert different guests towards visiting this city resulting from its trash, unwelcome graffiti, insane motorbike site visitors, beggars, and extra. However that’s about to alter.
The newly appointed main, Ramón Candelaria, is set to sort out these points and, for starters, he has declared a “State of Emergency” because of the 75-100 tons of litter the town produces day by day.
“Boca Chica municipality is formally in a state of emergency, as a result of it’s producing between 75 and 100 tons of rubbish per day, and on weekends it will increase resulting from beachgoers,” he stated. “The unlawful landfills had been created because of the newest administration’s lack of motion,” stated Candelaria.
Dedicated to bettering the appears to be like of the municipality, the brand new mayor launched an intensive operation to wash up rubbish and get rid of unlawful landfills on his very first day in workplace.
The clean-up began at 11:00 am with the help of the Executing Unit of the Presidency of the Republic concerning issues of strong waste (ECO 5). Round 60 folks, 14 vans, 1 retro shovel, and three mechanical shovels had been used to finish this job.
Sargassum Scenario within the Dominican Republic Seashores
Seaweed sargassum within the Dominican Republic is one other sort of rubbish affecting its superb seashores.
Luckily, resort managers and DR authorities have developed methods to gather sargassum day by day, each on the seashore and within the open sea.
This timeline reveals the general seaweed scenario over the previous few days. This data has been retrieved from Algues sargasses Punta Cana and Sargassum Seaweed Updates Dominican Republic FB teams.
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– Area Gorda Seashore, the seashore the place Riu Palace Punta Cana is positioned, was practically sargassum-free today.
– Playa Bávaro, Majestic Magnificence Resort’s seashore, was sargassum-free.
Could 1
– Juanillo Seashore, Secrets and techniques Cap Cana Resort & Spa’s seashore, offered a low-medium degree of sargassum.
– Area Gorda Seashore, Riu Palace Punta Cana’s seashore, had medium ranges of sargassum nevertheless it was rapidly picked up by authorities.
Abril 30
– Area Gorda Seashore, Riu Palace Punta Cana’s seashore, had very low ranges of seaweed however the waters had been clear.
– Playa Bávaro, Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort’s seashore, had small patches of seaweed however nothing that might spoil vacationers’ day on the seashore.