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HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS GATHERED IN MARIA CRISTINA PARK UNDER THE SLOGAN STOP ARBORICIDE
When asked about the controversial Maria Cristina Park in Algeciras , we met with Antonio Muoz Secilla of Verdemar Ecologists in Action . Here is what he said :
“ The Algeciras residents have focused on demanding openness in this significant modification to the Maria Cristina Park . There is no broad support for this idea .
The protestors have erected hundreds of posters and flowers on their own and in groups of 19 persons . This area is listed as a Garden of Cultural
Interest of the Province of Cadiz in the Andalusian Historical Heritage Catalog .
We do not understand how Algeciras civil society has not been taken into account and the park is going to be substantially modified .
We are concerned with the comprehensive rehabilitation and modernization that is proposed , the traditional aspect of this enclave could be lost . That is why this union of neighbors is organizing to work in defense of the park .
Maria Cristina Park is one of the most popular places in the city . It has an area of 2.6 hectares and is registered in the Andalusian Historical Heritage Catalog , as a Garden of Cultural Interest of the Province .
This park was built in 1834 , on the land ceded by
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