Tren Maya: Facts vs Emotional Hype
The whole 1554 km Tren Maya route crosses 330,540 sq. km of rain forest yet destroys less than 35 sq. km of these rain forests
The whole 1554 km Tren Maya route crosses 330,540 sq. km of rain forest yet destroys less than 35 sq. km of these rain forests
What’s missing in mainstream English language coverage of the Maya Train? Real data and the voices of the impoverished people in Mexico’s South.
More than just a train, the scale of the project is enormous. And its effects are already visible.