• Violation of the principle of the common good: According to the Salvadoran Constitution (Art. 84), beaches are goods for public use.
• Precedent for more usurpations: The lack of state action encourages new illegal occupations.
• Institutional distrust: Inaction promotes the perception of a weak or corrupt state.
2. Environmental damage
• Destruction of coastal ecosystems: Construction threatens mangroves, dunes, nesting areas, and marine biodiversity.
• Erosion and climate risks: Built surfaces increase erosion and reduce natural barriers against storms and tides.
• Loss of buffer zones: Invasions ignore environmental egulations such as the minimum distance from the coastline.
3. Social exclusion and inequality
• Displacement of local communities: Fishermen, families and tourists lose access to previously public spaces.
• "Private beaches" for elites: Privileged groups or foreign investors often benefit.
• Displacing sustainable tourism: Illegal construction can replace legitimate community initiatives.
4. Territorial disorder
• Constructions without basic services: The lack of drinking water, drainage or garbage collection generates health problems and pollution.
• Inhabited risk zones: It is built in areas vulnerable to floods, earthquakes or high tide.