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During a town hall meeting on Monday evening, Santanyi Mayor Maria Ponce made a plea to leave Mallorca's famous Calo de Moro beach alone. The call comes after it became known that a protest group against mass tourism will campaign against the beach this weekend.

He writes Mallorca Daily Bulletin.

-We understand that people will come and we will not create any obstacles. Ponce says Calo de Moro needs a break.

Suffer every day

The area suffers every day due to the pressure of thousands of tourists, according to the mayor.

Protesters scare tourists: – We were completely overwhelmed

– Costs are very high with cleaning, services and police. We have to spend a lot of money from the people of Santanyi. “We are helpless,” she says.

Now the city's mayor calls on the media, both national and foreign, to stop writing about Calo de Moro.

– Forget us for a while.

Police confirm that every time the perfect bathing beach is written about, the number of visitors increases.

Planning a demonstration

Mayor Ponce has also been in contact with Mallorcan activist group Platja Tor to explain the situation. They plan to hold an anti-tourism demonstration on the beach next Sunday.

– Calo de Moro is a good example of the mass tourism happening on our shores now. That's why we chose to go there to have fun on Sunday, wrote Mallorca Platja Tor on social media.

Anger at tourists: – He goes half-naked and defecates in the streets

The activist group stresses that it is not demonstrating against the tourists who were forced to be on the beach, but rather against violent crowding, overpopulation, and the controversial statement from one of the organizations. Fox politician.

Residents have previously complained about the noise of tourists wandering the streets half-naked and drunk and defecating.