Somos FCC - Nº11

cities in Andalusia. Its narrow and steep streets, its whitewashed hou- ses, its spectacular beaches and its Andalusian essence present in its corners, definitely raise it to the rank of the leading cities. Almuñécar City Council has once again placed its trust in FCC Medio Ambiente and awarded it the con- tract for the collection and transport of solid urban waste, street cleaning, cleaning of beaches and coastline, and management of containers and clean points for a period of ten years. The total amount of the portfolio is more than 50 million euro. In order to serve the city’s more than 26,000 inhabitants, FCC will employ up to 89 workers to carry out the di- fferent collection and cleaning tasks, with plans to collect around 22,000 tons of various fractions of waste. Nearly nine kilometres of beaches and 22.17 linear kilometres of coast- line will be served with beach con- servation and cleaning services and cleaning of floating debris. Last generation vehicles The solid urban waste collection ser- vice will be upgraded with the latest generation of vehicles, which are much more functional and efficient, thus counting on a fleet of nine was- te collection vehicles with lateral and real loading, ten lorries with open boxes of different volumes and two vehicles for washing containers. With regard to road and beach cle- aning services, five sweepers, two washing machines, four hydroclea- ning equipment, nine auxiliary ve- hicles, two boats for cleaning water sheets and three tractors will be used. Part of the street cleaning ma- chinery will be electric. As a novelty, selective collection will be improved and a container removal and placing system will be installed in the old quarters of Almuñécar and La Herradura, and a future munici- pal clean point will be incorporated. The cleaning service includes the mechanical washing and scrubbing service and selective collection. Discover Almuñecar Touring the city Some of the remains that can be vi- sited today are the Phoenician-Punic necropolis such as Laurita and the Noy Bridge. From the Roman period there is Roman aqueduct spanning more than seven kilometres; the Columns of La Torre del Monje and La Albina; the Factory of Salazones (salt-preserved foods), and the Cave of Seven Palaces, current headquar- ters of the Archaeological Museum. From its Arabic origin remains the layout of its streets, the watchtowers situated in some of its beaches and the Castle of San Miguel that crowns the town. From the Christian era, the church of La Encarnación and the Church of El Pilar in Calle Real stand out, as well as the Palacete de La Na- jarra, built in the 19th century. Beaches It has 19 kilometres of coastline, whe- re 26 beaches are located, from small coves with transparent waters to bea- ches such as La Herradura, where you can scuba dive, La de Velilla, San Cristobal and Puerta del Mar, all of them with the Q seal for tourist quality. Gastronomy Both the sea and the products of the land meet at the tables of Almu- ñécar its fish and some vegetables and tropical fruits such as cheri- moyas, avocado, mangoes, papa- yas, and guava are the basis of its gastronomy. Fennel soup, cazuela mohína, fried pumpkin or San Juan pastries, are not lacking at the table of the natives of this region. C O M M U N I T I E S 46 C O M M U N I T I E S