Federal authorities have opened a public comment period on plans to build a tourist service center at Uxmal that would require clearing five acres of forest land near the UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site. The National Institute of Anthropology and History plans to construct the Centro de Atención a Turistas y Visitantes Uxmal about one…
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…
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…
After years of boarded-up doors and neglect, Mérida’s Ateneo is set to get the TLC it deserves.
There is no denying the idea of the Maya Train is alluring, but will it every truly be a reality?
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…
As of yesterday, the cost of driving the Mérida-Cancún highway broke the 600-peso mark, to 608 to be precise.
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.” …
The federal agency in charge of protecting Mexico’s cultural heritage strongly denied reports that it was allowing the Mayan Train project to destroy underground archaeological sites.
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…
Environmentalists are expressing concern over plans to run tracks for the Mayan Train above caves and cenotes in Quintana Roo.
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…
The plans, announced just days ago, Tren Maya passengers disembarking on the outskirts of Pisté on their way to Chichén Itzá. Previously, the train stop was to be in town.
Mexico has announced plans to open two new archaeological sites to the public in Quintana Roo.
Work on Mayan Train’s eastern Quintana Roo route has officially kicked off.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal will tour Mérida’s La Plancha later today.
State and federal authorities have confirmed that work on a new dock to bring freight to the Mayan Train has begun in Progreso.
Residents in Chemax, Yucatán, have brought nearby construction of the Mayan Train to a halt by barricading surrounding roads.
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…
It is no secret that work on the Mayan Train is behind schedule. But how far behind construction it really is, or if the project can be finished by the end of López Obrador’s term, is unclear.
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,…
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…
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…
Amid a barrage of criticism of the Mayan Train from home and abroad, AMLO says he is ready to dialogue with environmentalists.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now