“This Fight Is for Life”: Hundreds March in Cabo Rojo Against the Esencia Project

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Hundreds of protesters marched from the intersection of PR-100 and PR-308 highways to the Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances public square in Cabo Rojo, in repudiation of the Esencia mega tourism and residential project proposed for the municipality.

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The coalition defends Cabo Rojo will hold another march today, Sunday, against the Esencia megaproject in whose specialists, community leaders and participants will address the potential effects of the tourism-residential development on housing, the economy, water, energy, the coast, forests and the Caborrojeña identity. The activity, called Cabo Rojo is ours: March in sight, will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the traffic light of the intersection of ro…