RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state organization for tourism promotion (FONATUR) has announced the start of the construction work on the first section of the Mayan Train (Tren Maya) megaproject.
Critics fear that, in addition to the negative ecological and social impacts caused by the construction work, the local population will be exposed to health hazards, and have therefore filed a constitutional complaint in court.
The state Tren Maya megaproject is a 1,460-km railway that will connect the five southernmost Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.
The hope is that the region's . . .
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