Mexico's Maya Train pulls in ahead of schedule but with a host of questions

The flagship rail project to revitalise south-east is opening years early - but concerns about the environment, militarisation and lack of consultation persistEngineers said it would take 15 years to build the Maya Train - the flagship infrastructure project of Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But on Friday the first section is due to open after just five.The government has framed the ?16bn tourist and cargo train, which it hopes will kickstart the economy of the south-east, as the express delivery of social justice to one of the country's poorest regions. Continue reading...