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Mallorca's ghost town Puntiró: Who will clean up this million-euro wasteland?

How Puntiró changed from building land to protected land

Puntiró was first planned for housing, then legally reclassified as protected rural land.

Published: June 15, 2026
Mallorca's ghost town Puntiró: Who will clean up this million-euro wasteland?

Answer

Has Puntiró in Mallorca always been protected rural land?

No, the area was originally developed with housing in mind. Later planning changes and court decisions confirmed that it should be treated as protected rural land instead. That legal shift is a big reason why the site ended up with infrastructure but no neighborhood.

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