To me, the key to keeping environs clean has always been to have sufficient garbage containers and reminders to put trash in them. Although we have not yet had a chance to "walk the walk" (I couldn't resist) since the renovation, I did not see any containers in the photo here.

There are trash containers everywhere all up and down the walkway. But along with the typical vandals on vacation who always take glee in leaving their "marks" everywhere, I also expect there will be plenty of chiclets, spilled drinks and pee all over the place before the 2 weeks are over. Hope the pretty plants survive. Many will likely get stolen. Happens every tourist season big and small. No different than when I lived in Florida.

The nights remain refreshingly cool for us, but the waves picked up last night and reached over halfway up the beach in La Madera, a clear reminder why there should be no constructions on the beach such as the bar that currently occupies a large portion of the area where we once played soccer and threw Frisbees. The ocean often seems to get rough during Semana Santa. A sign? A message? Or just the coming full moon?

A couple of fishermen try their luck from a precarious spot.

Looks SO MUCH BETTER without the ugly plastic beach chairs and umbrellas of "Promotora de Playas".