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Falcón tourism chamber demands urgent bridge repairs for Morrocoy National Park

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The tourism chamber of Venezuela's Falcón state has demanded urgent repairs for bridges leading to the Morrocoy National Park.
  • The bridges are severely deteriorated due to a lack of maintenance, threatening access ahead of the peak tourist season.
  • The chamber also requested fiscal relief for service providers in affected municipalities to mitigate the impact of declining visitor numbers.

The tourism chamber of Venezuela's Falcón state is urgently calling for the rehabilitation of bridges providing access to the popular Morrocoy National Park. The structures are reportedly cracked and suffering from severe neglect, posing a significant threat to visitor access just as the peak tourist season approaches.

Richard Zambrano, president of the Falcón state Tourism Chamber, highlighted that the deterioration of these vital road structures is not a recent development but a result of prolonged lack of maintenance. He noted that transit over one of the bridges had already been restricted, impacting all service providers in the Monseñor and Iturriza municipalities. Zambrano emphasized the need for immediate intervention to prevent further damage and ensure the park remains accessible.

Without maintenance, the transit over that bridge had already been restricted, which is why we consider the immediate intervention of that bridge important, as all service providers in the Monseñor and Iturriza municipalities are affected.

— Richard ZambranoRichard Zambrano, president of the Falcón state Tourism Chamber, described the critical state of the bridges and their impact on local businesses.

In addition to the infrastructure concerns, the tourism sector is also seeking fiscal leniency. Zambrano explained that the chamber has requested tax flexibility for service providers in the two affected municipalities. This measure aims to help businesses cope with the economic impact caused by the declining number of visitors, a situation exacerbated by the accessibility issues.

With the high season imminent, the tourism industry in Falcón insists that these decisions cannot be delayed. The chamber stressed that repairing the bridges and providing tax relief are critical measures to prevent Morrocoy from facing the upcoming holidays with fewer tourists and service providers in a state of crisis.

We request fiscal flexibility for those providers corresponding to these two municipalities so that they can cope with the impact that this situation has generated on them, as the influx of visitors to the area has naturally fallen.

— Richard ZambranoZambrano explained the tourism chamber's request for tax relief to support businesses affected by the infrastructure problems and declining tourism.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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