A new case of the illegal occupation of a coastal area in Yucatán has sparked widespread attention on social media.
Residents and tourists reported that a foreign national allegedly installed beach palapas without official authorization or a federal concession and is charging visitors to use the shaded areas. According to the complaints, those who refuse to pay are prevented from accessing the beach.
The community is demanding that the individual, who is reportedly of Cuban origin, remove the structures and is calling on the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) and local authorities to intervene in order to ensure that the beaches remain public and freely accessible.
According to those who filed the complaints, the structures are not associated with any registered business and therefore operate outside the legal framework.
Because of the alleged illegal occupation of the coastal zone, local residents have urged authorities to ensure that the beaches of Chuburná remain open and accessible to everyone.
Just last week, PROFEPA shut down a real estate development project in the dunes of Chuburná Puerto after determining that it had damaged mangroves and protected species.
In another operation, PROFEPA also halted construction activities that had devastated mangrove ecosystems within the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve.
The agency placed 33 temporary closure seals across 17 sections of the property known as San Isidro Miramar, where inspectors detected illegal land clearing affecting approximately 130.8 hectares.
Source: eluniversal
