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The Puertito of El Sauzal, a space to preserve


The first thing you notice when we come to this area of \u200b\u200bthe coast of the municipality of El Sauzal in Tenerife, released constructions illegal populated territory, is that after more than 4 years of work, any citizen want to enjoy this nature, can not do it unless access by the two traditional paths that are open through the cliff. Surprising that the allocation of € 6 million dedicated to the intervention of the first phase of the demolition of settlements and the construction of the current tour, has not been enough to at least put the current access road is closed.

is the coast of El Sauzal an area that holds great experiences and expertise to its population. For perhaps more than two generations its people have held this territory through "settlements" illegal born more or less spontaneously as a result of two factors. First, the possibility of developing a small economic activity centered on subsistence fishing, which complemented the town's economy. Second, the absence in the Sauzal a coastal area where the beach and enjoy nature from a tourism perspective. Situated. We're talking about the 70's in the latter case, when the tourist boom had been born in the Canary Islands and what might be called a certain culture associated with holding a second home began to develop from the end of that decade. Was a town with a purchasing power begin to grow and as with most other peoples was all done. The end of the Franco regime, the Constitution and the first regional elections opened a new era of opportunity.

An interesting exercise would be to reflect and inquire into the reasons why in El Sauzal not been successfully developed in the last 30 years, a solvent project to allow its citizens the enjoyment of this coastal area. If the coast is occupied more formal in other municipalities of the Canary Islands where conditions were, a priori, more hostile than in the case sauzalero to be located in more remote places, remote and inaccessible. It occurs to us such as Punta o Jandia in Fuerteventura Cotillo Caleta del Sebo or on the island of La Graciosa to Lanzarote.

A village, El Sauzal, which was based on similar economic and social conditions than others on the island of Tenerife. His handicap perhaps, be a small town but from 79 total enjoyed political stability (ATI-CC rules to the present) to drive any decision to that effect.

The question is greater if we consider that in the neighboring town, Tacoma, and there was a similar dynamic in the areas of Pris and Mesa del Mar. In these enclaves were built during the decade of the 60 accommodations visually stunning and some environmental condition (particularly in Mesa del Mar) that completely transformed the coast and allowed the appropriation by private agents (pioneers for some, for others caciques) of that public space in the hot tourist boom of the 60's. After and during the beginning of the mandate of the PSOE which lasted from 79 to 95 in Tacoma were demolished illegal constructions were of similar characteristics in El Sauzal in an unsuccessful attempt to return to the citizens of Tacoma Public Space without doing anything against the hotel facilities that still exist today.

If we assume that the government team that entered El Sauzal in 79 was aware of the opportunity which was an unspoilt coastline and rugged sauzaleros it impossible that they could enjoy the beach in those conditions, we venture to suggest that the possible reasons that delayed the process going in the following line:

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entry into force of the law of costs in 1988 which repealed until the time, dating from 1969 that somehow, when more restrictive, could conflict with or modify the hypothetical council plans at that time.

b-do the access road to the coast belonged to a land ownership privately owned (or owners) and the municipality of El Sauzal never reached a mutually beneficial agreement.

c-The high cost of a project of this size that would have involved the council itself, the Cabildo de Tenerife, Canary Islands Government and the Directorate of Coasts in the 80's.

d-The abrupt topography of the coast of El Sauzal complicating create another alternate path to that in the territory.

e-The possible fear of the municipality of El Sauzal to take action of some unpopularity in the early 80's meant as "away" from the coast to a small number of families, but with some electoral clout at a recent arrival to power of ATI. For those families occupying the sea, totally illegal, informal and without acquiring property rights, was an important component of sentimental attachment and reinforcing traditional ties of cohesion in a small sized town.

f-The preceding controversial late 70's in the process of demolition of constructions similar to those of El Sauzal in existence at the Mesa del Mar in Tacoma, which was spared the current hotel Mar y Sol, built a few years earlier despite the breach and fails at a glance the law of costs.

g-Although in decline between the late 70's and early 80's, farms ranging by the sea, used to grow bananas, providing employment to a number of people in the agriculture sector. Although I had to involve the elimination of this activity, a tourist project on the coast of El Sauzal could not be received favorably by the group.

h-The plain and simple fact that the government team did not even consider including in their strategic development plans to use and enjoy your own expense, at least during the first two legislatures.

Whatever the cause or root causes which have prevented the citizens of El Sauzal had the chance to enjoy the coast in a position, it seems that only the individual will almost pioneer attitude of the people of El Sauzal of having a natural area near the sea, was the main impetus was able to bend over a cliff 100 m high and has a heart attack than non-road enjoyed the security and safety. Over at least two generations especially from the early 80's, the settlements were proliferating around an area of \u200b\u200babout 2 km of coast where the buildings that came to exceed 400, were built directly over the ridge, conditioning caves and taking advantage of the ease of excavation provided a rugged cliff but was easily molded. The most daring and belonging the second generation venture to build houses of acceptable structure which represented an organized attempt to create a living space that nevertheless lacked the minimum conditions of sanitation, electricity or garbage collection with the subsequent condition to the territory gave support.

After so long, it's time to provide the people of El Sauzal the coast that they were born, perhaps as a tribute to all those families who helped to modernize the village, but mainly because it is a great opportunity for Tenerife will enrich the environmental values \u200b\u200band landscape of a coastline like Acentejo. But urged to do so with discretion, respecting the size of the territory, with a sense of space and ecology, and of course compliance with scrupulous rigor the current law of costs. It must be done with a project that combine knowledge economy, nature and needs of the population. A landmark project at conservation where the protagonist is not an architect building a reputation but the very landscape that surrounds the space.

know if the council has consulted its people through a citizen engagement initiative, what their hopes are for its coast in an attempt to capture needs and satisfy demands. It would be a genuine exercise of courage and democratic modernity could be successful. Remember that planning is the ultimate expression of policy decisions taken after a long and arduous process of discussion and technical discussion, which will culminate in the more successful the more agents were involved in it.

Some ideas that might apply and develop could be:

1 - Ensure that no private agent can exploit a large segment of the coast of Tenerife where there are large pockets of land to be revalued in the future in a municipality where the amount of available land is already scarce. For it seems vital that the property the soil is kept as far as possible in public hands. Extend the model of development that already exists in the areas of Los Angeles, La Primavera and Los Naranjos would extend the current residential model that has been imposed in the last 20 years in El Sauzal that has raised the price of land and extended the dimensions the people to their limits. A formula that barely contributes to the creation of a dynamic people endowed with a certain economic activity.

2 - Making the sinuous structure of the coast with its incoming and outgoing calls to develop and enhance the natural pools created by volcanic action itself are in some places. Periods of high and low tide can support intervention in this regard also give the space a natural component elements of identity to be promoted.

3 - could be interesting from a socioeconomic perspective recover the old fishing that existed in the area to create additional economic activity that energizes the space from a viewpoint not only tourism, complementing the economy city \u200b\u200band introducing traditional values.

4 - Development of a small rural tourism linked to conditions in the coastal landscape, the trails remain open, which are passable and could be put up properly, the possibility that you can camp out in strictly controlled areas, creeks themselves giving access to the sea and the fishing industry itself which can be powered. The only building that dominates the space could be rebuilt and converted into a rural hotel with small dimensions in a program of maximum respect for the environment.

5 - Discourage access to private space vehicle, and distorting the main element polluter of the environment settings, the silence, the cliffs, unspoiled nature and landscape. Access may be permitted only when linked to economic activities that could boost the area. With only 2 km long displacement does not seem difficult to walk or bicycle for those who wish to move for that space.

6 - Protecting and restoring the flora and fauna of the area, such as Lotus Maculatus or peak dove whose survival is threatened.

And although many more ideas could be proposed under the maxim that small is beautiful , it is certain that the coast of El Sauzal, at present, is in a unique position to maintain in full century conservation conditions very acceptable from the point of view. In retrospect and analyzing the characteristic and impressive economic development in the coast of the island of Tenerife, was a stroke of luck that he Puertito has stayed out of that dynamic.

dynamics, perhaps, had been to occupy the territory through the construction of buildings lacking any aesthetic and environmental sensitivity, which would have meant the invasion the public domain. The cases of the Mesa del Mar and El Pris in Tacoronte and testify, or other, more radical as the case Radazul. He also managed to get rid of the intentions styles currently trying to promote certain environments through the construction of facilities port of sports. And in many other interventions of all kinds away from coastal areas to recover the citizens have responded to the desire for private gain of a few (whom the powers conferred pioneers behaviors where there was only attitudes caciques) who were able to move mains between economic and political power to meet its goals.

Is all this what should be avoided.

Photo 1: Puertito from one of the access paths
Photo 2: The Puertito Cape
Photo 3: Excavations in the area of \u200b\u200bRed
Figure 4: Single construction in the area natural
Photo 5: Pier The

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