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BUSINESS

Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panama Canal

 
A worker supervises construction work on a wave breaker in the port
of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Oct. 9, as part of expansion works
on the Interoceanic Railway that connects the Pacific Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico.
A worker supervises construction work on a wave breaker in the port
of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Oct. 9, as part of expansion works
on the Interoceanic Railway that connects the Pacific Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico. | AFP-JIJI
By Jean ARCE
AFP-JIJI
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Nov 16, 2023
Salina Cruz, Mexico -

At Mexico's narrowest point, between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans,
the government is building a railway to rival the Panama Canal, with
promises of economic bounty but amid fears of environmental and
social harm.

The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes had dreamed of such a crossing
for humans and goods in the 16th century, but most plans came to
naught and a prior, rudimentary connection was all but abandoned with
the opening of the canal cutting through Panama in 1914.

Then, in 2020, work started on a new coast-to-coast link under the
government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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