Corpoguajira no otorgó Licencia Ambiental a este proyecto. Iniciará investigación para cuantificar y sancionar las infracciones a las normas de protección del medio ambiente.

The Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, ordered the immediate suspension of the works carried out in the Race 1 (Of. Cirvunvalar) with Street 9, City Riohacha. This measure was made official through the Resolution 0461 of 2013 the 4 April 2013.

After the controversy generated in recent days by the misinformation that several media outlets gave to public opinion, stating that Corpoguajira granted the environmental license to said project; A technical visit was scheduled by an interdisciplinary committee of the entity., in order to ensure the sustainability and preservation of the environment in La Guajira.

Once the visit has been made, Professionals from Corpoguajira established that the most serious thing about this situation, is that the works affected the area surrounding the Salá lagoon, which is solely and exclusively for protection and conservation use; Additionally, they identified that the intervened area does not correspond to that granted in the forestry use permit granted by Auto 0040 of 2011 to Mrs. Ana Elena Argote Quinto, whose lot is part of an area for commercial use, in accordance with the Territorial Planning Plan of the Municipality of Riohacha.

The stripping of the vegetation cover was also evident., the removal of the protective mesh from the Salá lagoon, theft of a bench, different damages to the paving stones that are part of the cycle route and have, also, with an information billboard about the license granted by the Municipal Mayor's Office, which is in process.

Faced with this situation, Corpoguajira, ordered the suspension of the works and imposed a preventive measure against them.

The environmental authority will initiate an environmental investigation to quantify and sanction the acts that constitute violations of environmental protection regulations., To carry out this process, all types of administrative procedures and actions that are deemed necessary and pertinent will be carried out..

Total or partial non-compliance with the imposed preventive measure, will be cause for aggravation of liability in environmental matters.