BERLIN, GERMANY.- Unidentified persons broke windows and set fire to two cars at the office of the German railway company Deutsche Bahn. According to the Police, several unknown persons broke windows in a Deutsche Bahn office located in Berlin-Mitte on the night of Wednesday to Thursday (27.7.2023). In addition, two cars were set on fire […]
The first movement of a Maya Train convoy will take place in the first half of August, assured on Monday, May 22nd, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico, during his daily morning press conference. For her part, Maite Ramos, director of Alstom Mexico, said that the first train, with 72 percent national technology, will […]
Mexico’s president said on Thursday, May 18th, that the construction and operation of a tourist train project that could cost up to $20 billion is a matter of national security, offering new legal protections for the high-profile public work. In a decree published in Mexico’s official gazette, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador invoked government and […]
The grounds of La Plancha park are almost completely flattened: 200,000 square meters destined for construction, so this weekend the cranes will arrive to move the locomotives and cars of the Yucatan Railroad Museum (MFY), while the work on the Gastronomic Corridor has already reached 47th Street, one block away from the “auction” of Montejo. […]
Parts of Mexico’s remote southern jungles have barely changed since the time of the ancient Maya. In the eyes of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a railway his government is building – known as the Tren Maya – will bring modern connectivity to areas for generations deprived of significant economic benefits. But the railway and […]
On Thursday, July 21st, several environmental groups submitted a claim saying “Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to assess the environmental impacts” related to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s multibillion-dollar Mayan Train project. Lopez Obrador’s flagship project, aimed at attracting tourists to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, has been beset by legal challenges. […]
As a result of the Yucatan State Government efforts, 100% of the land at “La Plancha” will be used to create a public park for the enjoyment of Yucatecans, this was agreed with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, during the supervision of the construction works on section 3 of the Mayan Train Project. During a […]
Maria Moreno promised her mother she would always take care of their family home. After her parents died, Ms. Moreno and her husband painted the house’s walls gleaming white and planted a shady grove of coconut trees in the yard. But the care that went into the home didn’t seem to matter to Mexico’s national […]
