No 656 Monday 27th February - Sunday 5th March, 2017 Tel: 637 227 385
Together we can stop the destruction of Cala Mosca? The Orihuela coastline has undergone a brutal change in the last couple of decades, difficult to appreciate for those of us who have seen it transformed over that time. But imagine how those many thousands of Spaniards felt, those who grew up enjoying a coastline where they could still take pleasure in the region’s many original beaches, those that existed before the local authorities introduced the new and artificial ones for the benefit of the tourists. They played on dune beaches which are now buried under tonnes of cement, dived down into deserted coves where
today it is difficult to find even a hollow. They could walk along natural cliffs that have now become sea walks for visitors, all of which are besieged by thousands of apartments and villas, many of which lie empty for the majority of the year. Of all the places that they
could visit and enjoy only Cala Mosca remains, having still managed to save itself from the speculative vortex that has seen the coastline dec-
imated by greedy and uncaring constructors interested in only one thing, just how much money they could make from the business of the brick . Continued on Page 2