Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president-elect, has vowed to address unfinished aspects of the Mayan Train.
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Next Mexican President Would Bring Tren Maya to Progreso

MEXICO CITY – President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to address unfinished aspects of the Tren Maya, or Mayan Train, and the Interoceanic Train projects following a meeting with Morena governors from the south and southeast of Mexico. She committed to an investment of 83 billion pesos to complete both initiatives within the next two years. Sheinbaum…

Slowly but surely, the Tren Maya pulls into Mérida station with AMLO aboard

Slowly but surely, the Tren Maya pulls into Mérida station with AMLO aboard

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took the train to Mérida. Yes, that train. The Tren Maya. He traveled Friday from Campeche to half-built Teya Station and then today heads to Chichén Itzá for a ceremonial opening of a newly readied archaeological site, and then to Cancún. On the trip, he was accompanied by government officials…

AMLO flies over Tren Maya sites after yet another COVID battle

AMLO flies over Tren Maya sites after yet another COVID battle

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, temporarily delayed by third COVID diagnosis, returned to Yucatán to survey the Tren Maya’s progress from the air. Before leading two evaluation meetings of the tourist train, on Sunday, he flew over the Mérida-Campeche-Escárcega line and the future station and hotel near the archaeological zone of Edzná. On his Twitter…

Route for Mérida’s new tram network and Mayan Train revealed

Route for Mérida’s new tram network and Mayan Train revealed

Yucatán is planning to add up to 30 electric buses, constructed in the style of a European tram, to Mérida’s public transportation system. The exact length of the commute from any one point to the Mayan Train Station in Teya is yet to be confirmed, but has been described by city officials as “very swift.” …

Outrage over new threats to recently discovered Mayan ruins in the path of the Mayan Train

Outrage over new threats to recently discovered Mayan ruins in the path of the Mayan Train

The construction of the Mayan Train in Yucatán has brought a ballooning budget, environmental damage, and a series of incredible archaeological discoveries. But a growing chorus of archaeologists in Mexico and abroad are now expressing serious concerns regarding the Mexican government’s commitment to preserving these ancient sites. These voices have only become louder since the…

‘New Uxmal’ reserve will include a luxury hotel and camping areas

‘New Uxmal’ reserve will include a luxury hotel and camping areas

Mexico has announced the creation of a natural reserve covering an area of 6,500 acres near the archaeological site of Uxmal.  Aside from conservation, the project hopes to bring a larger number of tourists to the area, especially when the Mayan Train begins operation, which is scheduled for next year.  The reserve, known as Nuevo…

Progreso and Umán added to Mayan Train route

The federal government approved an extension of the Mayan Train in Yucatán, said Interior Secretary Adán Augusto López Hernández. An additional 50 kilometers of track will pass through industrialized Umán and the port city of Progreso, something that Yucatán has been asking for almost since the Mayan Train was announced. Both destinations have industrial sites…

Drivers infuriated by dangers where train work clashes with Mérida-Cancún highway

Drivers infuriated by dangers where train work clashes with Mérida-Cancún highway

Delays caused by construction are causing major headaches for divers on the Mérida-Cancún toll highway. Major construction kicked off over a year ago along the highway to make way for Phase 4 of the Mayan Train.  But since construction began, it has proved not only inconvenient but also dangerous. The total number of accidents, injuries,…

Mayan Train suspension upheld by Mérida court

The so-called Mayan Train is still in limbo after a judge upheld a ruling Friday that put construction on pause. Section 5, a critical stretch of track between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, has been criticized for endangering the environment. A Mérida court upheld its suspension after being challenged by Fonatur, the federal agency in…

How AMLO strong-armed a US gravel company in the name of the Mayan Train

How AMLO strong-armed a US gravel company in the name of the Mayan Train

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has pressured a US-owned gravel company into agreeing to operate a tourist resort and cruise ship dock at a quarry it owns outside Parque Xcaret on the Quintana Roo coast. Not that Vulcan Materials of Birmingham, Alabama, knows anything about running a resort or dealing with cruise ships. They will…

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