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Why environmentalists are fighting against Mexico's new Maya Train

Noah Lewis and Robert Leslie
2023-05-05T17:51:21Z
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Mexico is rushing to complete a new train line around the Yucatan Peninsula that will link tourist resorts with cities and famous Maya sites. But large areas of tropical forest have been cut down, and activists say a unique network of sinkholes called cenotes are also at risk.

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