
The Río Guadalfeo ran black and sweet on Thursday as it emptied into the sea because there had been an accidental discharge of molasses up in the Ron Montero factory in Lobres.
Motril is set to add a large green area between the Ronda Sur Road and the port, which was already included in the PGOU.
Today, the sugar factories and plantations are all but gone, leaving behind museums, unharvested wild sugar cane and… a rum factory, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The Motril Councillor for Cultura, Elena Vallejo, inaugurated the Adiós a la Caña de Azúcar photography exhibition of the works of Antonio García Maldonado, who died in 2011.
As the drought continues, the chances of a brush fire breaking out rises, as emphasised by a fire that broke out on the vega between Motril’s Playa Granada and the Salobreña border.
Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum! Better make that a bottle of Ron Montero, our local brew that recently