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At the height

of the pandemic,

where any type of massification is fled (and prohibited), who was going to say that one of the busiest places was going to be precisely the

purest nature in

the open air.

This is what is happening at the highest point in the

High Pyrenees

, Pica d'Estats, where mountaineers, hikers and curious people gather in a long queue of dozens of people

at 3,143 meters above sea level

to take a

selfie.

It is the complaint that the Federation of Entities of Excursionists of Catalonia (FEEC) has submitted by posting a photo of the

queue on their social networks

warning of the situation that

the Alto Pirineo Natural Park is

going through on weekends

, a protected area located in the province of Lleida that extends between the regions of Pallars Sobirà and Alto Urgel.

The situation is not new, but it has already been experienced on

Everest

, one of the highest mountains on the planet, located

at 8,848 meters

, where there have even been deaths due to the saturation that has been reached.

In the case of the Catalan Pyrenees, not only is

Pica d'Estats

saturated during leisure days, but the surroundings of the natural park are also affected by the

excessive presence of people

, who come to the place by car and motorhomes to to camp.

The

saturation

has been repeating since the confinement ended.

As an example, in July

about 75% more people

went to Pica d'Estats

than in that month last year.

Excess of cars and motorhomes

Not only the FEEC has denounced the saturation, but also the

Alto Pirineo

park itself

,

since the parking lots in the area of ​​access to the place are collapsing.

Not only that.

It is also criticized that visitors bathe in the lakes and ponds that surround this

corner of the Lleida mountain

, something that is prohibited.

Likewise, the federation criticizes the use of sun creams and

mosquito repellent

lotions

,

toxic to the animal species that populate these waters.

Group of mountaineers in the lakes of the High Pyrenees.FEEC

In a statement, the FEEC makes it clear that they defend access to the mountain "for everyone", but that

"important measures"

must

be taken

to stop access at certain times of the year and at specific points with constant overcrowding.

The

failure in environmental education

and the lack of awareness and responsibility for the natural environment has been confirmed. "

For his part, Jordi Merino, president of the federation, denounces the lack of training and education on mountain issues, to the point that there are people "insulting each other to take a picture and that cannot be.

This is not Barceloneta

, you are at 3,000 meters high ".

For all these reasons, the FEEC has asked the Generalitat to regulate

access to natural spaces

like these and the response has been positive from

the regional government,

which will limit the number of visitors on weekends.

In this sense, from the

Twitter account of the High Pyrenees

it has been indicated that a "system for regulating access to the area will be established in conjunction with the EMD of Àreu, the owners of the land and accesses and the Alins City Council" .

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