We ran an article a long time ago about the village of Benamocarra where they have monster-size musical instruments scattered around the village. Well now it seems that vandals have started on them.

First of all, the reason that the Town Council decided to decorate their streets in such a manner in 2023 was for two-fold reasons: firstly, the famous composer, Eduardo Ocón, was born there in 1833, and secondly, the village has the oldest municipal band in Andalucía.

Unfortunately, those who have no respect for property, collectively or privately owned, have honed in on these instruments, according to the ruling party, Por Mi Pueblo. The acts of vandalism were carried out last weekend against a  transverse flute (or side-blown flute) which was nicked and a Cello that was vandalised.

The flute had been set up in the Calle Andalucía in this village of just over 3,000 inhabitants, and thanks to citizen collaboration, it was later found in another street – it had literally been ripped off its mountings.

As for the Cello, which is in the Parque Florencio Palomo, within Urbanización La Loma, the damage wrought upon it can be repaired, fortunately.

As a result of these acts, the Councillor for Citizen Safety announed that over the coming months they would set up CCTV cameras near each one of the instruments-cum-monuments.

You can read our original article, written by Louise Powell here.

(News: Benamocarra, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)

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