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news El Financiero 2026-06-24

Illegal Road Near Mayan Train Threatens World's Largest Aquifer, Activists Warn

Environmental groups are denouncing the illegal construction of a 16-kilometer road by the Mexican Army near the Tren Maya in Tulum. They warn that the road, built over the Sac Actun aquifer, one of the world's largest and most fragile underground water systems, poses a significant threat to the region's ecosystem and could lead to uncontrolled urban development.

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