In the last few hours, a tweet criticizing a publication shared by the official Maspalomas Tourism page has sparked controversy among some users.
Just at the beginning of the electoral month, the council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana receives its first “criticism.” Specifically, the Department of Tourism. The reason is a publication shared on the official Maspalomas Tourism Facebook page, where an image of the Maspalomas Charca published by an external tourist page with photos of the island was shared. So far so good, the problem came when a Twitter user noticed a detail in the photo.
Photographer and climate journalist Eduardo Robaina shared the image on his Twitter profile, noting that, given the angle and height of the photo, it could only have been taken with a drone, something prohibited in many areas of Gran Canaria, an island with stricter regulations on drone flights. The Maspalomas Lagoon is a particularly sensitive area for this type of activity because it is a Special Nature Reserve inhabited and migratory by many birds, as the user who shared the post on Twitter pointed out.
In the replies to the tweet, some users expressed disbelief, ironically noting that "there are more drones than birds flying over the reserve ." Meanwhile, the original post on the Maspalomas Tourism Facebook page makes no mention of drone flights in the comments, but some users did criticize the state of the pond with comments such as: "the green, stinking water is a given" or "complete neglect."
