A new program began this past weekend to effect a complete cleanup of Puerto Plata’s Malec?n. The program is a cooperative effort between the PP municipality, provincial authorities and the Tourism and Public Works Ministries, and involves the stretch between Long Beach and La Puntilla. According to PP Mayor Ram?n Ortiz, the crews will clean up the beaches lining the Malec?n and create a series of traps on the more than 20 creeks and waterways that drain into the beach area so that any trash carried by these waters can be more easily picked up and will not end up on the beach.
