Land rights battle over interoceanic corridor of the isthmus of tehuantepec - Poderlatam Chronicle

TheInteroceanicCorridorhas faced a lot of resistance from communities and Indigenous peoples who live along its planned, 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) route acrosstheIsthmusofTehuantepec, a narrow stretch of Mexican territory that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic.

“On the one hand, there is the transfer of commandoftheInteroceanicCorridorfrom civil control (until September 2023 run by Rafael Marín Mollinedo) to the (Secretariatofthe) Navy,” he sustains. According to Beas, the change in command has caused a series of problems.

Now, Mexico’s $5 billionInteroceanicCorridoroftheIsthmusofTehuantepecemerges as a transformative alternative. Strategically positioned in the narrowest stretch oflandbetween these oceans, this ambitious project integrates advanced railways, highways...

Stop all forms of threat, criminalisation and attacks against indigenous peoples, and humanrightsand environmental defenders, as well as take necessary actions to ensure a safe environment within the framework of Article 9oftheEscazú Agreement.

TheInteroceanicCorridoroftheIsthmusofTehuantepecis a project first planned during the Porfiriato regime (1876-1911). It was also proposed under different names by previous governments.

TheInteroceanicCorridoroftheIsthmusofTehuantepec(CIIT) was first planned during the Porfiriato regime (an era of dictatorial rule by president Porfirio Díaz that lasted from 1876 to 1911).

TheInteroceanicCorridoroftheIsthmusofTehuantepecis much more than just the modernizationofthetrain lines though. It is not just one but a series of megaprojects. It includes the modernizationofthetwo ports of Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz, the expansionoftheAcayucan-La...

Will the Mexican government's massive developmentoftheInteroceanicCorridor, alongtheIsthmusofTehuantepec, provide a badly needed boost to the area's economy? Adrian Duhalt analyzes the possible outcomes.

The wind megaproject intheIsthmusofTehuantepecis an example of how the expansionist nature of this so-called development recreates the irregular conditions of leasing contracts and the negative effects on the lifeofthecommunities in the area.