Restoring the Malecon

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The president of the National Hotels & Restaurants Association is calling for close cooperation between the municipal authorities, the Police and the Ministry of Tourism to restore the splendor of Santo Domingo's seafront boulevard, the Malecon. Haydee Kuret de Rainieri is in London, attending the World Travel Market trade show. As reported in Diario Libre, Kuret de Rainieri told reporters that the Malecon now suffers from a general state of insecurity and neglect. "We are lobbying for a meeting between the Minister of Tourism, the Mayor of Santo Domingo and the Chief of the Police because the Malecon needs to be made safer," she is quoted as saying. She also said it is affected by robberies, prostitution and damaged sidewalks, making it less attractive for tourists to stroll along the boulevard. She also criticized the lack of streetlights. She said that all this needed to be done now that Santo Domingo has been named American Capital of Culture for 2010. The Malecon is the setting for the city's largest concentration of hotel rooms.

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