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This morning, Council of Tourism and Cleaning the City of Eagle, Clara Valverde and Isidro Carrasco, have released the data regarding the percentage of visitors who have attended the Tourist Office during the carnival, as well as kilos of waste collected between Friday 13 and Sunday 22 February.
Valverde has indicated that the number of people who have requested information in that office has increased 40'57% over the previous year, according to data provided by the municipal officers, which specifies that the 17'07% were self Region of Murcia, the 44'72 other regions and the 37'6% from other countries, while the rest showed their origin.
The mayor has clarified that increasing most foreign tourists.
Similarly, he said that the hotel sector has had peaks hundred percent occupancy, for the two weekends of Carnival.
Regional Councillor for Tourism has highlighted the great media coverage this year has been the Eagles Carnival, whose image is reflected through different media nationally and internationally, in strips of prime, as is the If the news of TVE (Television newscast of Channel 1 and 24 hours), RNE, Telecinco and Cuatro, as well as coverage by a reporter from a famous German magazine.
Moreover, Carrasco said that this year have removed 636,925 kilos of rubbish, representing an increase of 123,255 kilos parties regarding 2014. The days where more waste is generated, Saturdays were 14 and 21 February, with more than 80 tons the first and about 90 second.
According to the formula for calculating seasonal population, baremada by 1.25 kilos per person per day, the total number of citizens who have passed through the city during these carnivals exceeds 500,000, so the initial assumptions have been significantly increased.
Finally, Councilman Cleaning wanted to publicly congratulate the employees of the concessionaire of this service (Acciona-Generala), for the work done during the days of carnival.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas
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