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= Environmental Impact =
= Environmental Impact =


== Trams Five and Six ==
== Tram Five ==
The construction of the train threatens one of the longest underground rivers in the world, the Sac Aktun cave system, by potentially causing cave collapses and contamination from steel piles and diesel.<Ref>https://www.uw360.asia/the-destruction-of-sac-aktun-underwater-cave-by-the-tren-maya-project/</Ref>


Beyond the environmental impacts the construction of the train system in this area will likely cause destruction to ancient Mayan archeological sites.


== Tram Six ==
== Maya Forests ==
== Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ==


= Resistance to Construction =
= Resistance to Construction =

Revision as of 19:49, 5 August 2023

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Environmental Impact

Tram Five

The construction of the train threatens one of the longest underground rivers in the world, the Sac Aktun cave system, by potentially causing cave collapses and contamination from steel piles and diesel.[1]

Beyond the environmental impacts the construction of the train system in this area will likely cause destruction to ancient Mayan archeological sites.

Tram Six

Maya Forests

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

Resistance to Construction

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