Shocking video shows a woman sitting across a path leading down to the popular Caló des Moro cove while a local shouted at would-be tourists to 'go, go, go!'
This is the moment jeering Majorcans blocked confused holidaymakers from accessing an idyllic beach on the island this weekend amid mass protests against tourists.
Other demonstrators were seen wielding placards reading: 'Beware of locals, we are angry', expressing their rage over rampaging Brits and mass tourism at the Mediterranean holiday hotspot. Marisa Pennetts-Harrif, 53. Members of the public protesting at the Calo des Moro beach outside Santanyi, Majorca, Spain on June 16 2024
The group's social profile translates as saying: 'What Mallorcan man or woman would think of going to Caló des Moro on a summer Sunday?Ukrainian Kristina Vashchenko, 20, was forced to retreat along the craggy rocks leading down to the stunning bay after locals alerted each other to her presence by whistling.
Marisa Pennetts-Harrif, 53, spends each day clearing up the mess left behind by littering visitors who queue for hours to access the crystal-clear waters.'You name it and I find it. Tampons, toilet paper, cool boxed, soiled underwear, needles and cigarettes by the million.'They'll put a tampon in tissue paper and hide it under a rock, pretending it will just vanish.
Matias Pizarro, 52. Members of the public protesting at the Calo des Moro beach outside Santanyi, Majorca, Spain on June 16 2024 'We don't have drinking water in our town - the water that comes out of the tap is rust-coloured. We can't drink it or even shower in it. He added: 'Mallorca used to be a place where we had family tourism. These people would explore the island, eat in local bars and restaurants and go to the shops. They left a lot of money here.
More than 750,000 visit the island each year with Palma airport this month reportedly processing more flights in a day - 1,600 - than London Gatwick. 'We have the highest rents in Spain and the second-lowest average income. It is just not sustainable. At Caló des Moro, Eva Maria Rapp, 73, warned that mass tourism had left the island at breaking point.
Mayor of Santanyi Maria Pons said: 'El Caló itself is very small, it is only about 15 square meters and there is almost no sand. 'Every year there are usually six or seven due to falls or other injuries and ambulances, police and firefighters have to be mobilized, and they are overwhelmed and have a hard time arriving'
Mayor of Santanyi Maria Pons said: 'El Caló itself is very small, it is only about 15 square meters and there is almost no sand. Back in Magaluf, holiday-making Brits brushed off the protests, arguing that Mallorcans should be grateful for the money brought into the resort by tourists He said: 'The businesses aren't protesting - they love us here. They're quick enough to take our money.'The beaches are big enough for everyone.'
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