Patricia Vazquez
Correspondent
Newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, August 6, 2022, p. 7
Playa del Carmen, QR., Members of environmental groups, including Sélvame del Tren, demonstrated in front of the trascabos used for the clearing of the jungle in the town of Akumal, which is part of the construction of section 5 south of the Mayan Train. For the third consecutive day since a federal judge revoked the three definitive suspensions that the project had, the environmentalists were stationed at various points to stop the works, reported Guadalupe de la Rosa, a member of Moce Yaxcuxtal, a group based in Playa del Carmen. The protesters arrived around nine in the morning. They explained to the workers the reason for their protest and also put up posters with legends such as Train over cenotes
, SOS Save me from the Train
plus an oversized blanket with the legend ecocide
.
Despite the rain, the activists said they would be in the area all day to stop, for at least one day, the works of destruction
.
