From the article: Nothing, however, was resolved at the meeting. As he left the palace, Ponce said: "I'm sorry to say we are coming out with empty hands."
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It's all about the money, which is why I suggest contacting the foreign investors involved. That's the weakest link in the chain.
What's surprising also is that anyone really believes a new resort, built anytime in the near future (5, 10, 15 years?), is going to financially prosper and thrive. To create this much bad karma over a resort that likely has a 90% failure rate is a bit reflective of strong-arm overkill, IMO. If I were one of the investors involved, I would be questioning the intelligence behind this much bad pre-publicity prior to the creation of a resort that's already going to be built during a long-term economic malaise.