Mayan Train
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International Tribunal orders immediate halt to work on the Mayan Train for ecocide
The International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature ordered the Mexican government to immediately stop the construction of the Mayan Train, as well as to carry out the necessary tasks…
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This is what the new eco-archaeological corridor will look like on section 5 of the Mayan Train
A new Eco-Archaeological Corridor will enable four new zones and will rescue more than 10 thousand archaeological records in section 5 of the Tren Maya. The idea of investigating 10…
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5000 Troops will be deployed to protect travelers on upcoming Maya Train
As the Maya Train slowly nears completion, authorities have started devising plans on how to keep thousands of daily riders safe. This week, they announced that nearly 5000 soldiers will…
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Maya Train Gets Official Date To Start Operations in 2023
The long-awaited news has arrived, so get ready to explore Mexico in a brand new light, and it’s going to be as early as this year… The Maya Train is…
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Definitive suspension against Section 5 of the Mayan Train from Cancun to Tulum
The District Judge of the First District Court of Yucatan granted a definitive suspension of the jungle clearing works for the construction of Section 5 South and North from Cancun…
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Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle
Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he’s trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming…
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All about the Mayan Train: Prices, route and inauguration
The Tren Maya is one of the current government’s mega-projects that seeks to impact the economy through tourism growth. The railway project includes five states. It is divided into seven…
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Mexico’s Maya Train Threatens Artifacts and Pristine Environments
Mexico’s government is building a new train project that could have big economic benefits, but the tracks are going to be laid at the expense of fragile ecosystems and indigenous…
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Maya train faces new legal challenge
A Mexican court has ordered the temporary suspension of construction works on the fifth stretch of the Maya train project that runs 121km from Cancún to Tulum in Quintana Roo…
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17 houses of Mayan Train workers in Tulum set on fire
A fire devoured seventeen houses made of local materials in the irregular neighborhood of 2 de Octubre, in Tulum, on Saturday morning; there were no fatalities or injuries. Firefighters reported…
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