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Every year thousands of Madrid residents go up to Puerto de Cotos to see something exceptional. And every year they get trapped

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For those of us who live in Madrid, Christmas has convinced us that there are issues that are completely unchanged from year to year. We know that the best thing we can do on the December long weekend is to flee the city (or at least the center), that going to Doña Manolita to buy a lottery ticket is almost impossible and that someone is going to be left stranded in Puerto de Cotos when the snow makes an appearance. Let the Civil Guard come! The day of marmot snow. Madrid has its favorite place to go to the snow in Puerto de Cotos. Those who grew up in Madrid are very likely to have launched a sled down the slope, taken their first steps on skis in Valdesquí or taken a broth for Sale Marcelino. And, above all, they have been snowed in, have been cold and had problems returning to the city. It doesn’t matter whether it’s public transportation or private transportation, every year Cotos collapses. The last time was yesterdayMonday, December 22, when hundreds of people sought refuge on buses to return to Madrid with temperatures below zero and snow accumulating. But the year doesn’t matter. In 2024 There were those who waited three hours to get on one of the buses that serve the port. In 2023 Cars piled up in the ditches. In 2021 Access had to be cut off and endless queues to get on the buses were repeated. In 2016 Dozens of hikers had to take shelter due to a sudden change in the intensity of the snowfall. It is clear that we could continue. Between the cold and the bus. Yesterday was one of those snow days that turn into a nightmare. One of those in which the Civil Guard has to intervene to control the situation. And the perfect storm occurred: snow in the mountains and a non-working day. Perfect situation to get stuck at the top of the mountain. This was how it was for the more than 200 visitors who saw a way not to return to the city, they collected in The Spanish Newspaper. At two degrees below zero, snowing and with the prospect of not being able to get on the bus, the Civil Guard had to go to the top of Cotos to bring order and control the chaos. In statements to Telecincoa user pointed out that she had been waiting since midday for more buses to board, as the driver had promised, but the volume of potential passengers continued to collapse public transportation. In the images you can see how a traffic jam completely collapses the only available bus. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Insufficient The big problem with the Cotos port is that it can be relatively easy to go up, but going down is another problem. And while the climb is staggered, on the way down there are crowds of passengers waiting to take refuge inside a bus that will take them down to the street. Buses in which you can only travel seated, just as one of the drivers claimed. And to get off the port on a daily day and with the Valdesquí station closed, the frequencies are very low. In those conditions only bus line 691 which connects the city of Madrid with the top of the port is available at 11:05, 16:35 and 18:35. The only alternative is to go up with a car and chains in the trunk in case the situation gets complicated. Click on the image to go to the original tweet And the train? Yes, indeed, Cercanías had a train that covered the climb to Cotos from the town of Cercedilla. It is line C9opened in the 1960s but has been completely closed for renovation works on infrastructure and trains since 2024. The reopening is not expected until the summer of 2026. As long as the deadlines are met. The Cercanías trains also used to be full when the snow arrived but they offered some guarantee to passengers. First because they could move a high volume of people (up to 220 passengers per trip) and second because you could buy the tickets in advance, thus reserving the place to go and return to the mountains. The bus alternative, however, has been scarce. With the train line closed, Renfe has only arranged five departures bus from Puerto de Cotos to Cercedilla where hikers can opt for another Cercanías train or intercity buses to return home. On daily days, Renfe had the same volume of trains but its capacity was greater. Foreseeable unforeseen. What is surprising is that these situations occur every year. And despite the fact that the AEMET had already warned of the arrival of snow and an increase in traffic to the Port of Cotos on a non-school day was foreseeable, the hikers found themselves with public transport that was clearly insufficient and without Civil Guard patrols to order the chaos. It seems evident that these situations occur exceptionally but the Madrid Transport Consortium (CRTM) shows that it does not have sufficient flexibility to guarantee the arrival and evacuation of those who go up to the Puerto de Cotos by public transport, with a clearly insufficient provision of buses for these days. And few alternatives. But, also, the other big problem that Madrid has is that the alternatives are minimal. The region has more than six million inhabitants but the options of visiting the snow for those who go to the Madrid mountains on time are minimal. And the thing is that Puerto de Cotos is located above 1,800 meters of altitude. Among the alternatives is the Port of Navafría or the Puerto de la Morcuera, which can be reached by road. However, getting there by public transport is nothing short of a pipe dream since there are no nearby towns the size of Navacerrada or Cercedilla with Renfe stations to get there quickly. Thus, a funnel is … Read more

Bad Bunny has decided not to take his tour to the United States. And so it has generated 196 million dollars for Puerto Rico

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Bad Bunny is, in all likelihood, The most important Latin artist in the world. And among its most striking characteristics is not only not having renounced its roots, but to show them: we all know that it is Portarriqueño because its music presumes its origin incessantly. And that is what has made him one of the most notable financial assets in his country, despite his international draft. An example. One of his greatest recent successes, ‘Newyol‘, it’s a Dembow that sample a song of Andy Montañez and the great combo of Puerto Ricoimportant Portive interpreters of salsa. His video clip shows scenes of the daily life of the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York and shows the statue of freedom with a country’s flag. The lyrics speak of the portorriqueña identity and its traditions. It is just another example in a discography full of winks, but very notable since THE MEME IN SOCIAL NETWORKS He ran like gunpowder, precisely, among Porician immigrants in the United States. 30 days in Puerto Rico. Aware of his power of convocation (in Spain we have also suffered it with the Deluste Fraticide fighting to get tickets For his concerts), Bad Bunny began a 30 -day residence in San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, which will end on the 14th day before renauding his world tour of Japan and Europe. He does so to compensate that he has not entered the continental United States (many see it as a sign of protest for anti-immigration policies in the country, the artist does not comment and has described his passage through the country as “unnecessary”). Consequence: It has carapacted the tourism and cultural life of the archipelago. 200,000 visitors. They are those that are estimated that this concert will attract Puerto Rico, and at a time when he needs it: when the fertile summer season has just finished. In a The Wall Street Journal article On the subject, a series of fans of the artist talk about how concerts to travel to Puerto Rico far beyond the mere night of the event. Someone will spend six days on the island; Another is going to spend seven thousand dollars on the trip; And relevant personalities such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, LeBron James, Kylian Mbappé Peélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Jon Hamm have been seen by concerts, with what he has of media echo and advertising for the island. Money for the people. The Non -Lucrative Association Discover Puerto Rico encrypted in 196 million dollars that this flow of visitors will generate in the island’s economy, which is a considerable impulse and that Bad Bunny is perfectly conscious. First -line artists know that their performances move a very important amount of money not only around concerts themselves, but to everything that implies the experience of attending it (consumption, restaurants, hotels). What artists move. Last year, for example, There was talk of the Swiftnomicsthe economy generated by Taylor Swift in its concerts and that in 2024 came to the United States figures. Specifically, around 10,000 million dollars. Bad Bunny has decided that comparable amounts emphasize in his country of origin, which, he says what he says, gives a very special meaning to his decision to dodge the land of the United States for the second consecutive year. In Xataka | Will Smith’s last concert has resulted in enormous public success. Public made with ia

Daddy Yankee will participate in the Puerto Rican National Parade in New York

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Daddy Yankee will celebrate his native Puerto Rico in the Big Apple. The former reggaeton player was invited to participate in the National Puerto Rican Parade in New York. According to Efe, The organizers of the event indicated that among the activities to which Daddy Yankee was invited, they included being in the Puerto Rican National Parade and being a speaker at the Annual Puerto Rican Week Conversation. The National Puerto Rican Parade in New York will be held on June 11 and this year’s theme will be tourism in Puerto Rico. The former reggaeton player was also invited to participate in the reception for visiting dignitaries of the mayor of New York City, Erick Adams, at the “Abrazo Boricua” breakfast in the Bronx.the reception of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at CUNY College and the Puerto Rican Parade on Fifth Avenue. “The artist is expected to share his experience with hundreds of officials, private company executives and students who have confirmed their attendance at the event. that The House of Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage will take place,” said Wilson Nazario, coordinator of the Annual Conversation of the Puerto Rican Week. Since this year’s theme will be tourism in Puerto Rico, at the events Experts and experts from the sector were also invited to be part of the Puerto Rican Week conference cycle. Among the guests are the designated executive director of the Tourism Company, Willianette Robles; the president of the Senate of Puerto Rico, Thomas Rivera Schatz; the president of the House of Representatives, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, and the president of the Federation of Mayors, Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez. Continue reading: · Mireddys González accuses Daddy Yankee of harassment · Daddy Yankee: the arrest warrant against Mireddys González is dismissed · Daddy Yankee’s daughter gave her opinion on her parents’ divorce

Tourist accused of burning businesses in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, will remain detained in Missouri at least until next week

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New York – Danielle Bertothy, the Missouri tourist accused of starting a fire that consumed several businesses in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Ricoright after New Year, She will remain detained in the aforementioned state at least until Wednesday of next week.. The El Nuevo Día report this Friday indicates that the Prosecutors in the case requested, through a motion, that the woman not be allowed to leave on bailafter leaving the island a few hours after the events. The 36-year-old defendant appeared yesterday at an initial hearing in the Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. headed by Judge Noelle C. Collins. The First Alert 4 report details thatThe woman arrived in the judge’s room handcuffed and wearing a sweatshirt with the phrase “Grateful Dead”the same one she had when she was arrested the day before. Bertothy responded sparingly to the judge’s questions without showing much emotion. Bertothy was arrested at her home in St. Peters by ATF agents. Bertothy, who is represented by attorney Justin Gelfand, waived the identity hearing. Gelfand asked that the hearing to determine whether or not he will be granted bail also be held in Missouri. The Prosecutor’s Office accepted the request, so it will be held on January 22. Cocaine and a firearm are seized in Bertothy’s home The motion presented by the federal prosecutor’s office in Puerto Rico indicates that Officers who raided Bertothy’s residence confiscated cocaine and a firearm.. The motion also specifies that Although the suspect has not confessed to the facts, she told agents that she had done some things that were not typical of her.. To support her request for preventive detention, prosecutor Corinne Cordero Romo stated in the judicial text that Bertothy represents a flight risk and a danger to the community. He argued that the woman left Puerto Rico shortly after the fire after leaving the Airbnb where she was supposed to stay until December 11. “Preventive detention is appropriate here because the defendant poured gasoline and set fire to a bar, store, restaurant and hotel with approximately 20 guests the day after New Year’s, endangering the lives of numerous people before fleeing the District of Puerto Rico”, stated the federal authorities. According to the document signed by Cordero Romo, “numerous factors favor the arrest, including the nature and circumstances of the accused crime, the weight of the evidence (which includes videos of the accused with a gas container in the bar shortly before the fire and walking towards the fire where he remains until the fire is lit) and the danger to the community.” The information that investigators have indicates that on January 2, at around 9:37 am, The accused asked a friend on the island to help her find someone to pick her up in the El Combate beach area. and transfer her to the airport that same day. A driver picked her up at approximately 11:28 am. According to the authorities, Security cameras at a fast food restaurant in the aforementioned municipality captured Bertothy wearing the same shoes as the person seen starting the fire. in other surveillance material. The incident at Bar Marea began around 8:30 pm on January 1when Bertothy arrived, already drunk, at the place. The woman ordered several drinks. But When he started behaving aggressively, the owners asked him to leave, which he refused.. After being called the first time, municipal police officers escorted the woman to the Airbnb where she was staying. However, she returned to the business 20 minutes later. “This time, the accused acted more aggressively, so the police were called again.. Finally, she left alone,” Cordero Romo revealed. At around 12:25 am, when they had already closed the business, Cameras captured a woman, who would be the accused, carrying a red container used to store gasoline in a behavior that is consistent with pouring the liquid. Immediately, the fire started with the person present. The suspect is then seen walking through the Marinera restaurant on her way back to her Airbnb. Researchers also have proof that the owner of the Airbnb had provided him with a generator with gasoline and a tourist tank in response to the general blackout reported on the island on December 31. “The host identified the red gasoline container in the video as having the same characteristics as the one she gave to the defendant, and identified the person seen in the recording as the defendant,” the motion details. The owners and employees of businesses in the area were the ones who initially identified Bertothy as the cause of the fire based on the recorded images of the altercation in Bar Marea and the subsequent material from surveillance cameras. The affected establishments were: Luichy’s Seaside Hotel, Marinera Restaurant, Bar Marea and Artesanías Juavia. These are located in the PR-3301 highway. Ángel Luis Marrero Negrón, owner of the inn, rents the other three establishments. According to preliminary calculations that he provided to the media, Losses were estimated at $500,000.. Agents from the ATF (Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) raided the tourist’s home on January 7. At that time, she was not arrested. The foreigner left Puerto Rico on a Southwest Airlines flight which he took from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. He arrived in St. Louis on January 3. That day, the agents had gone to the woman’s home to interview her. Bertothy’s arrest was reported after the Puerto Rico Federal Prosecutor’s Office accused her of arson. He faces between 5 and 20 years in prison if convicted.. This case echoed among Puerto Ricans in the diaspora who, outraged, began to share the images of the events that circulated on social networks. The Puerto Rican councilor of St. Louis, Daniela Velázquez, sent a letter to the employers of the woman at HLK Agency to take disciplinary action against her in view of the seriousness of the allegations. Although the woman was suspended from her job, there are no reports so far that she has been fired from her position at … Read more

Tourist accused of setting businesses on fire in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, appears in court today in Missouri; faces up to 20 years in prison

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New York – This Friday, Danielle Bertothy, the Missouri tourist suspected of starting a fire that left several in rubble business in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, shortly after New Year’smust appear at a hearing in a court of the aforementioned state to respond to the accusations that federal authorities presented against him. The arrest of Berthothy, 36, was reported yesterday in St. Peters, the city where he resides. A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico accused the tourist of arson. As reported by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, On or about January 2 last, Bertothy maliciously damaged and destroyed, by means of fire, a building and other property furniture and real estate used in interstate and foreign commerce and in activities that affect interstate and foreign commerce. In this Thursday’s press releasefederal authorities add that the accused will be held responsible for her dangerous actions. “This defendant will be held responsible for her dangerous actions that caused significant harm and put many lives at risk“, declared W. Stephen Muldrow, head of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office, together with federal, state and local partners, will continue to vigorously enforce federal laws to bring to justice criminals who engage in violent crimes,” Muldrow added. For Christopher A. Robinson, special agent in charge of the Miami Field Division of the ATF (Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), the prosecution demonstrates the commitment of that office in the fight against violence and destructive criminal behavior, whether in the United States or the territories. Bertothy is accused of using fire to destroy buildings affecting interstate commerce. The woman is scheduled for a hearing this Friday before a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. If convicted, the defendant faces a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison. and a maximum of 20 years. The federal authorities thanked the collaboration of prosecutors from the Department of Justice in Mayagüez and the Explosives and Public Security Division of the Puerto Rico Police. Ismael Cartagena, in charge of the Office of Explosives and Public Security, indicated through Facebook this Thursday that, to be effective, “investigations are not carried out in a hurry.” “The responsibility of the law and order agencies is to collect all possible evidence, corroborate information and present it to the public ministry to file charges and achieve a conviction. With this, we make true justice shine,” he said as a reflection on the course of events and the management of the authorities. El Diario is carrying out procedures to interview Cartagena as a follow-up to the coverage of the case. The accusations against the woman occurred about two weeks after the fire that occurred on highway 3301 in the El Combate sector. which affected four businesses: Luichy’s Seaside Hotel, Marinera Restaurant, Bar Marea and Artesanías Juavia. Merchants and residents of the area provided local and federal authorities with audiovisual material that allegedly implicates the woman in the crime. One of the videos shows a female, who would be the American, carrying a gallon of gasoline in the area. In another, the tourist is seen arguing with Bar Marea staff in the presence of agents. In an interview with the podcast specialized in issues about Puerto Rico, Válgame PR, this week, Ángel Luis Marrero Negrón, owner of Luichy’s Seaside Hotel, revealed that there are other videoslike one from cameras from a nearby business, which link the woman directly to the events. “That girl is walking with a container, I don’t know, because it was dark, she sprinkles something that is supposedly gasoline and takes a match, and, ‘wow.’ There you can see when the fire starts and she stares, making sure, and walks along the side of the businesses; But, I want to clarify that the coldly calculating woman waited for all the businesses to be closed,” described the interviewee. Audiovisual content began to be shared massively on social networks until reaching members of the Puerto Rican diaspora in the states, who expressed themselves with indignation. St. Louis Councilwoman of Puerto Rican origin, Daniela Velázquez, sent a letter to Bertothy’s employers to take disciplinary action against the woman in light of the seriousness of the allegations. “Your audacity to commit such a brazen act of violence during our beloved holiday season too has impacted Puerto Ricans like me in the diaspora“, Velázquez said to the senior advertising management of HLK Agency. “As a St. Louis-based company with a reputation for commitment to diversity and community impact, I am confident that they will review the situation with the seriousness it requires. “Your response will send a powerful message about living in accordance with global values ​​and communities,” he added. Shortly after, managers notified her that the employee had been suspended from her work at the company. It is not clear whether, as a result of the accusations, other actions such as dismissal would be taken. HLK argued in the statement dated January 4 that they had not yet been contacted by the authorities in Puerto Rico, but that they would be collaborating with any investigation. “We are outraged by this insensitive act and we hope that the authorities can address the matter in a timely manner,” they declared. The case has also encouraged the debate about the humiliating treatment of some tourists towards locals on the island versus the concessions of the authorities to those who visit the territory. The merchants have questioned that, despite the fact that the municipal police were alerted on at least two occasions about the bellicose and aggressive attitude of the woman, who also had verbally and physically attacked staff and customers of Bar Marea before the incident was reported. fire, they did not take her to the barracks or take her information. Supposedly, Berthothy was upset because they didn’t want to serve her any more alcoholic drinks. One of the agents who arrived at the … Read more

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