PLAYA DEL CARMEN, May 8 — Bulldozers sit idle next to tree stumps along the disputed route of a new Mexican tourist train. Beneath the jungle, environmentalists warn that a magical labyrinth of underground rivers and caves is also under threat.
Opponents fear that a section between the resorts of Playa del Carmen and Tulum will cause irreparable damage to a subterranean network of caves, rivers and freshwater sinkholes known as cenotes connected to the Caribbean Sea.“It’s like cutting your wrists,” she told AFP. The most recently discovered cave holds archaeological remains, said Ramirez, who believes that Maya indigenous people once kept food there.While authorities often insist the caves are not on the planned line but rather next to it, in reality everything is connected, Ramirez added.Activists describe the area below ground as “gruyere cheese” because of all the holes.
A man explores in the cave system known as Garra de Jaguar in the jungle in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico April 26, 2022. — AFP pic The original route also upset the hotel industry due to the congestion caused by construction work in the urban area.
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