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The-Maya-Train-passes-through-the-Mayan-community-of-Uh-May-in-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-12-2025-Mexico-s-1-500-km-Mayan-Train-was-launched-to-drive-development-in-the-country-s-impoverished-south-through-infrastructure-and-tourism-but-two-years-after-its-inauguration-it-is-struggling-financially-ticket-sales-cover-only-a-fraction-of-costs-hotels-remain-largely-empty-and-communities-along-the-route-say-poverty-persists-and-promised-benefits-have-yet-to-materialize-A-Reuters-review-of-census-data-and-interviews-with-residents-along-the-line-found-that-poverty-remains-widespread-and-well-paid-jobs-scarce-despite-the-project-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Seit etwa zwei Jahren führt der Tren Maya (Maya-Zug) tief durch den mexikanischen Dschungel und verbindet auf der Halbinsel Yucatán Städte und archäologische Stätten miteinander. Die rund 1500 Kilometer lange Rundstrecke …Bild 1 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
A-woman-hangs-clothes-at-her-home-in-a-village-where-residents-collect-rainwater-for-daily-use-because-of-a-lack-of-drinking-water-in-Xpujil-Campeche-state-Mexico-November-14-2025-Mexico-s-1-500-km-Mayan-Train-was-launched-to-drive-development-in-the-country-s-impoverished-south-through-infrastructure-and-tourism-but-two-years-after-its-inauguration-it-is-struggling-financially-ticket-sales-cover-only-a-fraction-of-costs-hotels-remain-largely-empty-and-communities-along-the-route-say-poverty-persists-and-promised-benefits-have-yet-to-materialize-A-Reuters-review-of-census-data-and-interviews-with-residents-along-the-line-found-that-poverty-remains-widespread-and-well-paid-jobs-scarce-despite-the-project-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
… sollte durch eine verbesserte Infrastruktur und mehr Tourismus Wachstum in den verarmten Südosten des Landes bringen.Bild 2 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
A-drone-view-shows-a-flooded-overpass-blocking-traffic-near-the-Maya-community-of-Uh-May-where-farmers-have-struggled-to-reach-their-fields-since-construction-of-the-Maya-Train-in-Felipe-Carrillo-Puerto-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-16-2025-Mexico-s-1-500-km-Mayan-Train-was-launched-to-drive-development-in-the-country-s-impoverished-south-through-infrastructure-and-tourism-but-two-years-after-its-inauguration-it-is-struggling-financially-ticket-sales-cover-only-a-fraction-of-costs-hotels-remain-largely-empty-and-communities-along-the-route-say-poverty-persists-and-promised-benefits-have-yet-to-materialize-A-Reuters-review-of-census-data-and-interviews-with-residents-along-the-line-found-that-poverty-remains-widespread-and-well-paid-jobs-scarce-despite-the-project-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Doch mit dem milliardenschweren Vorzeige-Bahnprojekt läuft es nicht so, wie erhofft. Die Fahrkarteneinnahmen decken nur einen Bruchteil der Betriebskosten, …Bild 3 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
A-view-of-the-pool-area-at-the-Tren-Maya-Hotel-built-by-the-military-and-run-by-a-defense-ministry-agency-in-the-Calakmul-Biosphere-Reserve-in-Calakmul-Campeche-state-Mexico-November-13-2025-The-luxury-hotel-is-one-of-six-along-the-train-route-Government-data-reviewed-by-Reuters-shows-those-properties-averaged-monthly-occupancy-rates-between-5-and-24-most-of-last-year-Nicolas-Moreno-Jimenez-a-50-year-old-beekeeper-and-farmer-whose-family-was-displaced-decades-ago-when-the-government-created-the-Calakmul-reserve-a-UNESCO-World-Heritage-site-intended-to-protect-biodiversity-and-ruins-of-the-once-mighty-Mayan-empire-We-had-been-there-since-1980-said-Moreno-They-removed-us-in-1993-And-now-they-build-hotels-where-we-could-not-even-stay-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
… die entlang der Strecke errichteten Hotels stehen größtenteils leer.Bild 4 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Gustavo-Mo-Cauich-69-harvests-with-his-wife-Matilde-Kinil-Pool-53-in-their-field-a-few-meters-from-the-tracks-of-the-Maya-Train-in-Uh-May-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-16-2025-Historically-marginalized-Maya-populations-in-Mexico-s-southeast-have-long-faced-high-poverty-rates-and-limited-access-to-services-and-while-the-Mayan-Train-was-promoted-as-a-way-to-bring-development-to-Indigenous-Maya-communities-many-community-activists-say-instead-that-their-forests-have-been-fragmented-communal-lands-eroded-and-traditions-strained-For-many-Maya-the-land-over-which-it-runs-is-their-sacred-inheritance-central-to-their-identity-and-linking-them-to-their-ancestors-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Und die ansässigen Gemeinden berichten, dass sie trotz der Versprechen der Regierung kaum Vorteile verspüren.Bild 5 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Eine Auswertung von Volkszählungsdaten durch Reuters sowie Interviews mit Dutzenden von Anwohnern und Anwohnerinnen in Orten entlang der Strecke ergaben, dass die Armut nach wie vor tief verwurzelt ist und es kaum gut bezahlte Arbeitsplätze gibt.Bild 6 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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In Vida y Esperanza ("Leben und Hoffnung"), nur wenige Schritte von einem Eisenbahnwartungsdepot entfernt, hatten die Menschen gehofft, dass sich mit dem Zug etwas verändern würde.Bild 7 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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"Es ist ja nicht so, dass wir viel verlangen würden", meint Mary Sandra Peraza, Mutter von vier Kindern. Die für den Zug installierten Stromleitungen verlaufen fast direkt über ihrem Haus, …Bild 8 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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… doch für den Energiebedarf ihrer Familie ist sie auf ein gemietetes Solarpanel und einen Generator angewiesen. "Das bringt uns keinen wirklichen Vorteil", sagt die 30-Jährige.Bild 9 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Vor Sonnenaufgang kocht Peraza das Frühstück auf einer Propangas-Kochplatte in einer kleinen Außenküche.Bild 10 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Die einzige Grundschule des Dorfes liegt nur einen Steinwurf von dem voll mit Elektrizität ausgestatteten Depot entfernt, verfügt selbst allerdings über keinen Stromanschluss für Ventilatoren, Computer oder gar eine stabile Beleuchtung.Bild 11 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Lehrerin Lidia Patricia Chan Us, von ihren 35 Schülern und Schülerinnen "Maestra Pati" genannt, versucht seit Jahren, einen Stromanschluss zu bekommen. Die Behörden haben ihr mitgeteilt, dass kein Anschluss verlegt werden kann, ...Bild 12 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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... solange für das Grundstück, auf dem die Schule steht, keine offiziellen Eigentumsrechte vorliegen. Diese bürokratischen Hürden sind bei ländlichen Gemeinschaftsgrundstücken wie diesem nicht ungewöhnlich.Bild 13 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
The-son-of-Mary-Sandra-Peraza-30-holds-set-squares-at-a-school-without-electricity-near-a-Maya-Train-station-with-full-electrical-service-in-Vida-y-Esperanza-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-11-2025-The-school-s-teacher-Lidia-Patricia-Chan-Us-has-spent-years-trying-to-get-power-connected-but-the-authorities-have-told-her-electricity-cannot-be-installed-until-the-land-beneath-the-school-has-formal-titles-a-red-tape-issue-common-for-rural-communal-plots-like-this-which-she-had-hoped-might-change-with-the-arrival-of-a-mega-project-that-the-government-had-vowed-would-spur-development-and-progress-At-the-beginning-when-the-project-came-along-we-were-happy-about-it-Chan-Us-said-Some-residents-sold-food-to-construction-workers-which-she-said-was-a-benefit-to-the-community-But-when-the-construction-ended-just-as-quickly-as-it-arrived-it-was-gone-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Doch Chan Us hatte gehofft, dass sich das mit dem Tren Maya, wie von der Regierung versprochen, ändern würde. "Am Anfang, als das Projekt anlief, haben wir uns darüber gefreut", so die Lehrerin. "Aber als die Bauarbeiten endeten, war alles genauso schnell wieder vorbei, wie es gekommen war."Bild 14 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Power-towers-built-to-supply-electricity-to-the-Maya-Train-along-the-route-from-Felipe-Carrillo-Puerto-to-X-Yatil-are-seen-in-X-Yatil-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-11-2025-Mexico-s-1-500-km-Mayan-Train-was-launched-to-drive-development-in-the-country-s-impoverished-south-through-infrastructure-and-tourism-but-two-years-after-its-inauguration-it-is-struggling-financially-ticket-sales-cover-only-a-fraction-of-costs-hotels-remain-largely-empty-and-communities-along-the-route-say-poverty-persists-and-promised-benefits-have-yet-to-materialize-A-Reuters-review-of-census-data-and-interviews-with-residents-along-the-line-found-that-poverty-remains-widespread-and-well-paid-jobs-scarce-despite-the-project-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Im Bundesstaat Quintana Roo, wo sich Vida y Esperanza befindet, ging der Anteil der Haushalte mit Stromanschluss laut offiziellen Angaben während des Baus der Eisenbahnstrecke sogar leicht zurück, obwohl neue Umspannwerke zur Stromversorgung der Strecke errichtet wurden.Bild 15 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Die mexikanische Präsidentin Claudia Sheinbaum reagierte auf die Reuters-Recherchen und wertete die Strecke als Erfolg. Das Projekt habe zur regionalen Entwicklung beigetragen, sagte sie bei einer Pressekonferenz, fügte jedoch hinzu: "Das ist nichts, was über Nacht geschieht."Bild 16 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Der ehemalige Präsident Andrés Manuel López Obrador hatte für den Tren Maya geworben und versprochen, er werde den indigenen Gemeinden Vorteile bringen und den Tourismus über Strandresorts wie Cancún hinaus ausweiten.Bild 17 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Matilde-Kinil-Pool-53-walks-with-her-grandson-Leyner-Jesus-Chan-Kumul-near-a-pond-where-they-once-fished-in-Uh-May-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-16-2025-Historically-marginalized-Maya-populations-in-Mexico-s-southeast-have-long-faced-high-poverty-rates-and-limited-access-to-services-and-while-the-Mayan-Train-was-promoted-as-a-way-to-bring-development-to-Indigenous-Maya-communities-many-community-activists-say-instead-that-their-forests-have-been-fragmented-communal-lands-eroded-and-traditions-strained-For-many-Maya-the-land-over-which-it-runs-is-their-sacred-inheritance-central-to-their-identity-and-linking-them-to-their-ancestors-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Regierungsdaten zeigen jedoch, dass davon bislang wenig eingetreten ist.Bild 18 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Zwar lösten die Bundesausgaben für den Tren Maya im Jahr 2023 in Quintana Roo einen historischen Anstieg des Wirtschaftswachstums um 13,2 Prozent aus. Doch das erwies sich als vorübergehender, baubezogener Aufschwung.Bild 19 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Matilde-Kinil-Pool-53-cleans-the-Virgin-of-Guadalupe-chapel-in-the-courtyard-of-her-home-in-Uh-May-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-16-2025-Historically-marginalized-Maya-populations-in-Mexico-s-southeast-have-long-faced-high-poverty-rates-and-limited-access-to-services-and-while-the-Mayan-Train-was-promoted-as-a-way-to-bring-development-to-Indigenous-Maya-communities-many-community-activists-say-instead-that-their-forests-have-been-fragmented-communal-lands-eroded-and-traditions-strained-For-many-Maya-the-land-over-which-it-runs-is-their-sacred-inheritance-central-to-their-identity-and-linking-them-to-their-ancestors-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Nach den neuesten Daten des Statistikamtes INEGI verzeichnete der Bundesstaat in den ersten neun Monaten des Jahres 2025 einen Einbruch um 9,7 Prozent.Bild 20 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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In Quintana Roo konnte zwar die Arbeitslosigkeit gesenkt und die Zahl der formellen Beschäftigungsverhältnisse erhöht werden. Aber etwa 60 Prozent der Arbeitnehmenden in Yucatán haben weiterhin Jobs ohne rechtlichen oder sozialversicherungsrechtlichen Schutz.Bild 21 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Die Maya-Bevölkerung im Südosten Mexikos, die historisch an den Rand gedrängt wurde, leidet seit Langem unter hoher Armut und eingeschränktem Zugang zu öffentlichen Dienstleistungen.Bild 22 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Statt Chancen habe der Zug andere Auswirkungen gehabt, wie viele Aktivisten aus den Gemeinden berichten: ...Bild 23 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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... Wälder seien zerstört, das Gemeinschaftsland der Maya ausgebeutet und ihre Traditionen unter Druck gesetzt worden.Bild 24 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Rechtliche Einsprüche gegen den Zug durch Umweltgruppen und indigene Gemeinschaften scheiterten letztendlich, da die Regierung das Projekt unter Berufung auf Ausnahmeregelungen im Bereich der nationalen Sicherheit vorantrieb.Bild 25 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Für viele Maya ist das Land, durch das die Bahngleise verlaufen, ihr heiliges Erbe. Es ist für ihre Identität von zentraler Bedeutung und verbindet sie mit ihren Vorfahren.Bild 26 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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"Ich bin empört über ihr Verhalten, weil sie uns nicht berücksichtigt haben", klagt einer der indigenen Aktivisten.Bild 27 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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In Xpujil, einer Ortschaft in der Nähe der Bahnlinie und unweit des Biosphärenreservats Calakmul im Bundesstaat Campeche, dreht Nicolas Moreno Jimenez einen Wasserhahn in seinem bescheidenen Betonhaus auf. Kein Tropfen Wasser kommt heraus.Bild 28 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Bei der Einweihung des Adolfo-López-Mateos-Xpujil-Aquädukts im Januar 2024 hatte López Obrador vesprochen, dass die chronische Wasserknappheit in der Stadt behoben werde.Bild 29 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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"Wie können wir ein Großprojekt wie den 'Tren Maya' realisieren und kein Wasser bereitstellen?", fragte López Obrador bei der Veranstaltung. "Das waren leere Worte", sagt Moreno.Bild 30 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Jede Woche holt der 50-jährige Imker und Landwirt mit dem Auto Wasser aus einer anderen Ortschaft, um zu duschen, Geschirr zu spülen und die Toilette benutzen zu können.Bild 31 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Daten zufolge haben nur rund 70 Prozent der Bevölkerung im Bundesstaat Campeche Zugang zu fließendem Wasser.Bild 32 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Unterdessen weckt der "Maya-Zug" nicht das erhoffte Interesse. Ursprünglich war er als nahtlose Bahnverbindung zwischen Cancún und anderen Top-Touristenzielen konzipiert. Aber rechtliche Herausforderungen, Umleitungen aus Umweltgründen und andere Einschränkungen führten dazu, …Bild 33 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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… dass wichtige Abschnitte ins Landesinnere verlegt wurden. Viele Bahnhöfe liegen nun weit entfernt von Stadtzentren und Flughäfen, was das Projekt für Touristen und Touristinnen zu einer weniger praktischen Option macht.Bild 34 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Reuters besuchte im November 2025 drei Bahnhöfe und fand sie weitgehend leer vor. Auf einer Fahrt an einem Nachmittag in der Woche zwischen Bacalar und Chetumal waren weniger als 40 der 230 Sitzplätze besetzt.Bild 35 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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López Obrador prognostizierte, dass der Zug nach seiner Fertigstellung jährlich 3 Millionen Menschen befördern würde - eine Zahl, die inzwischen auf 1,2 Millionen gesenkt wurde.Bild 36 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Gleichzeitig ist das Budget des Projekts von 7 auf über 25 Milliarden Dollar gestiegen. Im vergangenen Jahr deckten die Einnahmen weniger als 13 Prozent der Betriebskosten.Bild 37 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
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Entlang der Bahnstrecke ist zudem eine Kette von sechs "Tren Maya"-Hotels entstanden. Laut Regierungsdaten waren die Unterkünfte im vergangenen Jahr im Monat durchschnittlich zwischen 5 und 24 Prozent ausgelastet.Bild 38 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
A-tourist-climbs-the-pyramids-at-the-Calakmul-archaeological-site-near-the-Tren-Maya-Hotel-built-by-the-military-and-run-by-a-defense-ministry-agency-in-Calakmul-Campeche-state-Mexico-November-13-2025-The-luxury-hotel-is-one-of-six-along-the-train-route-Government-data-reviewed-by-Reuters-shows-those-properties-averaged-monthly-occupancy-rates-between-5-and-24-most-of-last-year-Nicolas-Moreno-Jimenez-a-50-year-old-beekeeper-and-farmer-whose-family-was-displaced-decades-ago-when-the-government-created-the-Calakmul-reserve-a-UNESCO-World-Heritage-site-intended-to-protect-biodiversity-and-ruins-of-the-once-mighty-Mayan-empire-We-had-been-there-since-1980-said-Moreno-They-removed-us-in-1993-And-now-they-build-hotels-where-we-could-not-even-stay-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Präsidentin Sheinbaum weist Behauptungen über Probleme mit dem Zug zurück. In ihren Pressekonferenzen stellt sie regelmäßig touristische Pauschalangebote vor und deutete an, dass die Bahnstrecke auch für den Güterverkehr genutzt werden könnte.Bild 39 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
A-wasp-flies-near-a-flower-at-the-Calakmul-archaeological-site-part-of-an-ecological-reserve-and-near-the-Tren-Maya-Hotel-built-by-the-military-and-run-by-a-defense-ministry-agency-in-Calakmul-Campeche-state-Mexico-November-13-2025-The-luxury-hotel-is-one-of-six-along-the-train-route-Government-data-reviewed-by-Reuters-shows-those-properties-averaged-monthly-occupancy-rates-between-5-and-24-most-of-last-year-Nicolas-Moreno-Jimenez-a-50-year-old-beekeeper-and-farmer-whose-family-was-displaced-decades-ago-when-the-government-created-the-Calakmul-reserve-a-UNESCO-World-Heritage-site-intended-to-protect-biodiversity-and-ruins-of-the-once-mighty-Mayan-empire-We-had-been-there-since-1980-said-Moreno-They-removed-us-in-1993-And-now-they-build-hotels-where-we-could-not-even-stay-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Für Moreno sind die Hotels ein besonders schmerzhafter Schlag. Seine Familie wurde vor Jahrzehnten vertrieben, als die Regierung das Calakmul-Reservat schuf, ein UNESCO-Welterbe, ...Bild 40 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
An-ocellated-turkey-crosses-the-driveway-leading-to-the-Tren-Maya-Hotel-built-by-the-Mexican-government-and-operated-by-the-military-in-the-Calakmul-Biosphere-Reserve-in-Calakmul-Campeche-state-Mexico-November-13-2025-The-luxury-hotel-is-one-of-six-along-the-train-route-Government-data-reviewed-by-Reuters-shows-those-properties-averaged-monthly-occupancy-rates-between-5-and-24-most-of-last-year-Nicolas-Moreno-Jimenez-a-50-year-old-beekeeper-and-farmer-whose-family-was-displaced-decades-ago-when-the-government-created-the-Calakmul-reserve-a-UNESCO-World-Heritage-site-intended-to-protect-biodiversity-and-ruins-of-the-once-mighty-Mayan-empire-We-had-been-there-since-1980-said-Moreno-They-removed-us-in-1993-And-now-they-build-hotels-where-we-could-not-even-stay-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... das die Artenvielfalt und die Ruinen des einst mächtigen Maya-Reiches schützen soll.Bild 41 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Leyner-Jesus-Chan-Kumul-a-member-of-a-Mayan-family-shields-himself-from-the-rain-with-a-plastic-bag-while-playing-in-the-yard-of-his-grandparents-home-in-Uh-May-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-16-2025-Historically-marginalized-Maya-populations-in-Mexico-s-southeast-have-long-faced-high-poverty-rates-and-limited-access-to-services-and-while-the-Mayan-Train-was-promoted-as-a-way-to-bring-development-to-Indigenous-Maya-communities-many-community-activists-say-instead-that-their-forests-have-been-fragmented-communal-lands-eroded-and-traditions-strained-For-many-Maya-the-land-over-which-it-runs-is-their-sacred-inheritance-central-to-their-identity-and-linking-them-to-their-ancestors-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"Wir lebten dort seit 1980", erzählt Moreno. "1993 haben sie uns vertrieben." Jetzt werden an dem Ort Hotels gebaut.Bild 42 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS
Mary-Sandra-Peraza-30-stands-at-her-family-home-where-they-lack-electricity-and-rely-on-solar-panels-and-a-generator-for-daily-tasks-near-a-Maya-Train-station-with-full-electrical-service-in-Vida-y-Esperanza-Quintana-Roo-state-Mexico-November-11-2025-Mexico-s-1-500-km-Mayan-Train-was-launched-to-drive-development-in-the-country-s-impoverished-south-through-infrastructure-and-tourism-but-two-years-after-its-inauguration-the-local-communities-near-the-line-say-they-have-seen-little-benefit-A-Reuters-review-of-census-data-and-interviews-with-dozens-of-residents-in-towns-along-the-track-found-that-poverty-remains-entrenched-and-well-paying-jobs-hard-to-find-It-s-not-like-we-re-asking-for-much-said-Peraza-There-s-no-real-benefit-for-us-REUTERS-Daniel-Becerril-SEARCH-BECERRIL-MAYA-TRAIN-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"In den Pressekonferenzen sagen sie, die Armen hätten Vorrang", fügt Moreno hinzu. "Aber sie nehmen uns unsere Rechte weg." (kse/rts)Bild 43 von 43 | Foto: REUTERS

Armut und leere Luxus-HotelsMexikos Maya-Zug kann Versprechen nicht erfüllen

28.04.2026, 08:49 Uhr

Das Prestigeprojekt "Tren Maya" sollte Wachstum und Millionen von Touristen und Touristinnen in den Südosten von Mexiko bringen. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus: Hotels bleiben leer und bei den indigenen Gemeinden an der Strecke kommen die versprochenen Vorteile nicht an.