Well, it has already been said: according to AMLO, we will close it in 2023 with the Mayan Train in operation, regardless of the inclement weather? No, It seems that the warning goes more because of the legal obstacles that those who oppose the mega construction have resorted to.
“We are going to inaugurate this great work of 1,554 km in December, rain, shine or lighten”warned President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), in a message broadcast on his networks, after carrying out tasks of supervision of the works of the Mayan Train.
The reaffirmation that the Mayan Train leaves because it leaves this year occurs after some events that, perhaps for many, would be indicators that the mega-construction works of the six-year term could be taken more calmly. For example, the discovery of the head of a deity in the middle of section 7 of the work.
According to specialists, said head would be the representation of the Mayan god K’awiil, related to lightning, strength and power, of which there was only knowledge in Tikal, Guatemala… that is, It is the first time he has been seen in Mexico.
And will such a wonderful discovery imply stopping works on the Mayan Train to see if there is something else? As far as is known, no. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), AMLO was made aware of this fact, but it did not go beyond that.
And well… we don’t even talk about the impact of the Mayan Train on the environment
At the time, President López Obrador made the difficultly achievable promise that “not a single tree” would be felled in the Mayan Train works… However, the government itself has accepted that around 3 million 444 thousand trees have had to be felled or removed for construction.
“It is clarified that the trees have not been commercialized”indicates the information response made by Political Animal al FONATUR
Due to the above, activists have moved what is necessary to suspend the work of the Mayan Train. On several occasions, obtaining positive rulings… however, little respected by the federal government.
For example, last February, a Yucatan district judge granted the definitive suspension of the construction works of section 5 of the Mayan Train. Which implied paralyzing any act involving the felling or clearing of land.
And was heeded? Apparently not… or legal instances were resorted to to continue, so activities continue to be carried out to prevent the progress of the works.
Especially in the aforementioned stretch (5), where It is presumed that works are being carried out to fill in the cave known as “La Dama Blanca”. The authorities have denied this situation.
