Pig farms accused of defiling Mexico's 'sacred wells'

  • 📰 YahooSG
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 71%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

Local indigenous communities fear the purity of the cenotes in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is being put at risk to satisfy burgeoning Asian demand for pork.

Known as cenotes, the thousands of cavities are part of a vast labyrinth of caves connected to a giant aquifer under the lush jungle of a region known as the "Riviera Maya."

Now the 62-year-old fears that the purity of the cenotes is being put at risk to satisfy burgeoning Asian demand for pork. Often filled with stunning emerald or turquoise waters illuminated by a shaft of light from above, the sinkholes are a major attraction for snorkelers, scuba divers and other visitors.

One demonstrator dragged a plastic pig through the dirt streets shouting demands for the farms to close.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Dee Hsu loses endorsement deals for supporting Taiwanese athletesDee Hsu's teen daughter Elly was also fired as the face of fashion label Jorya.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Ranks of Mexican poor swell to reach nearly 44% of the populationMEXICO CITY: Mexico\u0027s poverty rate grew to nearly 44 per cent at the end of last year, government data released on Thursday (Aug 5) showed, worsened by an economic slump as the coronavirus pandemic led to steep budget cuts, business closures and layoffs. Some 3.8 million more Mexicans fell below the offici marvinicio SanchezTrevio1
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as 'fast as possible'U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co said on Thursday it would buy agriculture tech startup Bear Flag Robotics for US$250 million, with the goal of developing over the next year systems Deere can sell to allow farm tractors to operate without a human driver in the cab.'We are effectively in market with real cust
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Branson's Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at US$450,000Spaceship company Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales on Thursday (Aug 5) for space flights starting at US$450,000 a seat, weeks after billionaire founder Richard Branson\u0027s high-profile trip to the edge of space. Branson soared more than 80km above the New Mexico desert aboard a Virgin Galactic Is that one-way or round trip!
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Branson's Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at US$450,000Spaceship company Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales on Thursday for space flights starting at US$450,000 a seat, weeks after billionaire founder Richard Branson's high-profile trip to the edge of space. Branson soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard a Virgin Galactic rocket
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

China protests against BBC’s statement on treatment of journalists covering Henan floodingChina protested against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over its reporting on the recent flooding in Henan province and its statement on how foreign journalists were treated, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The Chinese ministry in a statement accused the BBC’s reports on the deadly flooding of “distorting the real situation of the Chinese government’s efforts to organise rescues and local people’s courage to save themselves, and insinuating attacks on the Chinese government, ful Being cancer-stricken and begging CPF Board to repay overdue debt; that which in any case cannot be done as the money had been commingled and funneled to private entity Temasek Holdings for Ho Ching to wager on unviable, untenable and ultimately, invariably doomed gambles
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »