The Morenita 2022 security device, designed for the festivities of the Patron Saint of the Canary Islands, will have 500 troops, as announced yesterday by the mayor of Candelaria, Mari Brito. It will be operational from 3:00 p.m. on the 14th until the same time on the 15th. In advance, on the 13th there will be reinforcement of the Local Police and Civil Protection personnel.
The risk of rising temperatures is one of the authorities’ greatest concerns. From the council It is recalled that the area affected by the Los Realejos forest fire is closed, so its tracks and trails cannot be used for the pilgrimage.
From the City Council of Candelaria it is recommended to go to Villa Mariana by public transport. However, the recommended parking areas for the 14th and 15th are the esplanade of the city center cemetery, the vicinity of the Civil Guard post and the vicinity of the Post Office and CEIP Punta Larga.
On the other hand, circulation in the direction of Candelaria from the Valle de Güímar Industrial Estate will be prohibited, as well as circulation towards La Magdalena street from José Miguel Galván Bello street (above the Civil Guard barracks), and the street Dominican Friars will remain closed downstream from the Cemetery Bridge. Another fact to take into account is that, as in previous years, the general highway of the South is closed to vehicle traffic in the section between El Chorrillo and Las Caletillas, from 6:00 p.m. on the 14th until the Athletic March passes. , around 9:30 a.m. on the 15th.
