Five years after acquiring the grounds, the Loro Parque Group is still encountering obstacles to beginning construction. So much so that the patience of its president, Wolfgang Kiessling, appears to have come to an end. He claims that if the process keeps going as it has been, he will be unable to continue with the project. The Gran Canaria Council and the City Council of San Bartolomé de Tiranaja are blaming each other for the delay.