Fishing in Ruins and Tourism in Decline Due to Water Pollution at the Hatillo Dam

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For years, the Hatillo Dam was synonymous with sustenance and economic activity for hundreds of families in communities like Quitasueño, Las Cruces, Los Corozos, Hernando Alonso, El Plátano, and others in the Sánchez Ramírez province. On weekends, the area was filled with visitors, fish markets sold out, and dozens of small boats set out at dawn in search of tilapia and carp. Today, however, the scene is different, with greenish water, foul odor…