All aboard the train to nowhere cutting through pristine Mexican jungle for votes Maya Train project, led by Mexico’s outgoing president, sparks outrage due to deforestation and displacement of indigenous communities
The crashing blows from the giant piledriver reverberate above the jungle canopy, scaring away jaguars, spider monkeys, and other wildlife. Beneath the forest floor, in a partially submerged cavern – part of the extensive but fragile system of aquifers on which the arid Yucatan peninsula relies for water – the noise is muffled but now comes from directly overhead. Rust from the huge concrete and iron pillars forced into the ground leaches into the water, turning it from a pure crystalline to dark brown, hiding the once-white sand beneath. “The damage this train…Read more …