https://noticiaszihuatanejo.com/reacciones-por-posible-venta-del-partenon-de-zihuatanejo/

It will just be more condos!

Bingo. Condo developers abound and their developments are always what ruin the places previously considered paradises. Watched it happen (and it continues) up and down both coasts of Florida. I predict it won't be long till there are almost no green areas left in La Ropa. It truly breaks my heart to see what has already happened to La Huerta there. What some folks might consider "progress" I consider rape of the land.

Just remember, for all those who favor selling it and using the proceeds for beneficial public uses or reparations to families from which the property was stolen, for it to have any value it would have to be purchased by an entity that intends to develope it. No one is going to purchase it just to plant a hill full of trees and flowers.

Agreed. A private enterprise must be able to sustain itself. The trick is to get the developers to create something that is both profitable to the developers and beneficial to the community. Much easier said than done!

I appreciate that perspective and in some ways I can see the argument for making it some kind of tourist attraction (more formally than it currently is). However, I don't think I have ever heard of anyone deciding to come to Zihuatanejo because the "Parthenon" is there. Even for people who did go to visit it I have never heard someone say,"....geesh I am coming back to Zihuatanejo again because of the Parthenon....". No, Zihuatanejo is a destination for the natural beauty of its beaches, mountains, culture and cuisine. I am unconvinced that the Parthenon could ever be converted to something that meaningfully adds to the experience of our paradise. It is interesting, but after I had seen it once that was more than enough for me. It seems far more just to me that the monument of corruption that was acquired by theft from the people of Mexico be returned to the people of Mexico in a meaningful way. Hopefully it doesn't get sold off just to fatten the bank accounts of more corrupt politicians and their entourages.

I think there is little doubt that it's sale would go to someone of influence and that any sale would include the inevitable mochada to the respective public servants. A politician in Guerrero doesn't do anything out of altruism, and since the people know this there is little illusion about our politicians.

Since the building and its land are the product of corruption, including extortion from people like my wife's family who was forced to "sell" land to El Negro Durazo that wasn't for sale at an absurd price (plata o plomo), now the location of the Embarc, from our point of view justice would be served by reimbursing local families who suffered extortion by the criminal El Negro Durazo. But again, en Guerrero no hay justicia.

If you ask today's general population what to do, they'll all say something similar. Museum, hospital, school, restaurant or tourist attraction. But if you ask just the folks who were living here at the time El Negro Durazo extorted from locals and built El Partenón, they'll likely want to see some reparations for what they or their families, friends and neighbors lost. But no one is asking them, never have, never will.

El Negro Durazo also wanted to build a home on Isla Ixtapa, essentially claiming two of its beaches as his own, but fortunately he went to jail before that project got very far along. But if he had would the "government" (we actually mean the politicians) also be considering profiting from the sale or returning the land to public domain? I think we all know the answer. This is no different.

I don't expect any true transparency or accountability.

I have read in the news that the governor has confirmed that they will be selling the Parthenon. Supposedly those resources will be used for the "social benefit" though no specifics are offered. If anyone with any influence reads this, I hope that the process of selling the property will be transparent and that there will be accountability for how those resources are used. For example, it would be really nice if Zihuatanejo could get a major upgrade of its hospital.