The province’s chiringuitos, amongst them the ones in Almuñécar, had a difficult time during July, with most of them reporting lower takings than July of last year – 18%, but they are confident that August will be another story.
The main cause of the drop in sales, according to the Chairman of the Asociación de Chiringuitos de la Costa Tropical, Francisco Trujillo, is that families leave the beach at lunchtime to eat at home, or in their hotels, rather than crossing the beach to eat at a Chiringuito.
However, although things are expected to pick up during August, the Chairman is not so optimistic for September because the school year starts a week earlier this year and September is traditionally a family-holiday month on this part of the southern coast.
Yet, this down turn hasn’t stopped the Asociación de Chiringuitos de Almuñécar and La Herradura making a generous gesture; they are going to donate a portable defibrillator to the Proteción Civil, whose task it is to provide First Aid and assistance in general on our beaches. It is likely that the defibrillator will be kept on La Herradura beach, as it is further from the Almuñécar medical centre.
The Association is also financing 26 rubbish containers as part of an agreement with the municipal department of the environment, recognising that the cleanliness of the beaches is fundamental.