The Maya Train Fiasco Driven by Amlo: Costs 108 Euros for Each One It Generates

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The megaproject of the so-called “Tren Maya” in Mexico has systematically harmful political, economic, ecological and sociocultural impacts.Topics: Global, Ecosocial Transition, Mexico, Human Rights, Transport, Extractivism, Indigenous PeoplesRead full article

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The Maya Train has moved between January 1 and June 30 to 551 thousand passengers, representing 45.93% of this year’s projected target; this was stated by the general director, Oscar David Lozano Águila. Lozano Águila indicated that the mega-work promoted by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has projected 1.2 million passengers by the end of the year. He mentioned that “since the beginning of operations, we have transported one…

The Objective | Periodismo ethos

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The train of the elites, as the Mayan Train is called the environmentalists, indigenous communities and Mexican left, is a pharaonic project, unfinished, with a budget shot and, now, under magnifying for the participation of Spanish companies linked to the Koldo plot in some contracts. It was promoted in the previous legislature by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), but the project has been widely criticized and has resulted in an eco…

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The multinational 3M has observed in Mexico an optimal terrain for the business, having three manufacturing plants, one in the center and two in the north of the country. The latter two, are oriented to dedicate up to 90% of its production to North America, where its native United States stands out. But 3M is aware that the momentum and importance that Mexico has acquired in its global footprint comes largely from the T-MEC and the commercial ad…