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$20 billion dollar project envisioned to grow economy of some of country’s most impoverished areas

$20 billion dollar project envisioned to grow economy of some of country’s most impoverished areas

Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesnt drive away what hes trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming to a small wetland, a sign warns: Beware of the crocodile.

$20 billion dollar project envisioned to grow economy of some of country’s most impoverished areas

A major rail project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is intended to drive economic development to some of the country’s poorest areas, in part by bringing up to three million tourists each year

Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit

A $20 billion rail project in the Yucatan Peninsula is intended to drive economic development to some of the country’s poorest areas, in part by bringing up to 3 million tourists each year.

The ratio of grandparents to children is higher than ever before. That has big consequences.

Government officials say that developing the train will bring economic opportunity to poor communities in the peninsula, but environmentalists are concerned.

Researchers from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute have joined forces with Mexicos National Institute of Anthropology and History to document at-risk Maya ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula.