The county lost possession of coastal lands on Avenida España.

The court's ruling, which has become final, gives families who acquired titles and then took over the entire barranca foothills area up to Avenida España the opportunity to get their paperwork in order.

Errors, negligence, neglect, dormant cases and twenty years of litigation establishing a risky jurisprudence.

In the 1990s, whoever did the debris removal work was able to occupy a site at the foot of the slope in a privileged area. Thus, the small sector eventually became the cause of a long dispute and construction that allowed other neighbors to be the first to prove ownership, and now ownership, of a large part of the coast.

The families of former city contractor Raul Eduardo Calonge and his wife Mirta Foyo, realtor Maria Marta Hidalgo and her son, Councilor Juan Cruz Gonzalez, and all the others mentioned in the decision are Norma Di Napoli, Natalie Andrea Moran, Maria Graciela Calonge, Lucia Wellon and Amelia Suarez.

This is what the barrancas looked like from the slope in front of the Fishermen's Club, a comparison of photos shows the transfer of the public plots that made up the heritage of all the residents.

Few weeks ago former Councillor and now MP Paola Basso recalled several actions requiring a court order and oversight that have been left unfinished since she left office. This was one of them, but it had been several governments since there had been a takeover here and more buildings: Pangaro, Barbieri, Guacone and father and son Salazar. Throughout this time, the recovery has always been in favor of San Pedro residents.

Although the roots go back to the late 1980s, the "mistake" that led to the unfavorable outcome occurred in 2017 when the definition of municipal public property was changed to private property. This occurred in the restoration of all the coastal areas stretching from Mallorca to Tiro Federale, with the exception of the area belonging to the diocese, which has long been the site of the Municipal Tourism Office.

On Saturday morning, Sin Galera's car drove around the site and showed the extent of the changes that have taken place thanks to the construction of walls and fences that have enlarged the small sector where the original residents lived in small houses. Photojournalist Raphael Flyman explained the scale of the decision, which leaves only the determination of legal fees to be set according to the value of the plots.

The dispute, which first arose in December 2004, will now continue with notice and the rights of all those who have built in the area.

Another sad chapter for the city, which has already this year faced two unacceptable mistakes: the territory of Arcor in the Puerto Bajo zone and this strategic sector for tourism and recreation.

In his electoral program in 2015, Cecilio Salazar promised to clear the entire coast with a bulldozer to reclaim the land. He wasn't the only one. Another preliminary illustration that the effects of urbanization have led to a real estate strategy where the natural heritage of the inhabitants has lost its identity.