US Edition“Defend Cabo Rojo”: Thousands Flood the Streets of Old San Juan to Protest Against Esencia
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San Juan, March 28 (EFE) – Thousands of people marched this Saturday through several of San Juan's main streets to protest the construction of the Esencia tourism and residential project in southwestern Puerto Rico, arguing that it will affect a high-biodiversity area and wetlands. “Esencia is violence, here is the resistance,” “This is an emergency, to hell with Esencia,” and “Puerto Rico is not for sale, Puerto Rico will defend itself” were so…
The march departed from Sixto Escobar Park towards La Fortaleza in Old San Juan
“Defend Cabo Rojo”: Thousands flood the streets of Old San Juan to protest against Esencia
A cause that lies close to my heart: Adriana Díaz Tirado (El Nuevo Día) reports on the massive march and demonstration, “Pa’ la calle contra Esencia” [Take to the Streets against Esencia], which took place yesterday afternoon (March 28, 2026). The march— expressing opposition to the construction of a mega hotel and a vast, upscale residential project that promises to wreak havoc on the environment in southwestern Puerto Rico— began at Sixto Esco…
By Sandra Rodríguez Cotto In Blanco y Negro with Sandra SAN JUAN – Thousands of people overflowed the Escambrón to the Capitol in a historic demonstration against the displacement and environmental destruction attributed to the Esencia project. What was expected was a local demonstration today transformed into a broad cry from crowds of different generations in San Juan. Under the slogan that the country is not for sale, it is estimated that mor…
Thousands of Puerto Ricans came to the call of several organizations and environmental leaders to protest in San Juan this Saturday against the Esencia project in Cabo Rojo, which they claim represents a negative impact on the environment. The march toured from Sixto Escobar Park, made a stop at the Capitol and protesters are preparing to reach the Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The ambitious project contemplates the construction of a tourist comple…
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