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Calkiní Railway Station
Calkiní is a train station near Calkiní, Campeche. Tren Maya Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the ''Tren Maya'' project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new ''Tren Maya'' put Calkiní station on the route that would connect with San Francisco de Campeche railway station and Teya Mérida railway station. Calkiní station will serve as a station on Section 3 of the Maya Train, in the state of Campeche Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta .... References {{Reflist Tren Maya stations in Campeche Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2023 ...
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Calkiní
Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexico, Mexican mexican state, state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat for the Calkiní (municipality), surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Calkiní had a population of 14,934. Calkini's San Luis Obispo or San Luis Calkiní church was founded in 1549 by the Franciscan Fray Diego de Villalpando as a mission and constructed on the base of the main ceremonial Mayan structure located on the site, thus ensuring both handily available building materials and a natural predisposition of the soon-to-be-converted Mayan population to gravitate towards this sacred place. Its strategic location halfway between Campeche and Merida made it both the head mission for the Franciscans in the region by 1588 and the second-largest town in the entire province of Yucatan, which then encompassed all ...
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ...
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He served as List of mayors of Mexico City, Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005. Born in Tepetitán, Tabasco, Tepetitán, in the municipality of Macuspana Municipality, Macuspana, in the south-eastern state of Tabasco, López Obrador earned a degree in political science from the National Autonomous University of Mexico following a hiatus from his studies to participate in politics. He began his political career in 1976 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). His first public position was as director of the Indigenous Institute of Tabasco, where he promoted the addition of books in indigenous languages. In 1989, he joined the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), becoming the party's 1994 candidate for Gov ...
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Tren Maya
Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: , sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June 2020 and the Campeche–Cancún section began operation on December 15, 2023, with the rest of the railway opening in subsequent stages, with the final segment from Escárcega to Chetumal beginning operation on December 15, 2024. The railway begins in Cancún International Airport and travels southwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, via two routes that encircle the peninsula. Goals The project aims to connect tourist destinations in the Caribbean with lesser-known sites inland, including historic Maya civilization, Mayan sites from which it derives its name. By linking the main towns in the region, with 42 trains carrying up to three million passengers a year, the line is intended to redistribute tourist flows that are currently concentrated on the coast, and to encourage the development of a region that has histo ...
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San Francisco De Campeche Railway Station
San Francisco de Campeche is a railroad station near San Francisco de Campeche, the capital of the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche. The route of the ''Tren Maya'' includes a section extending from Escárcega to Calkiní, and this section includes a station in San Francisco de Campeche. History Beginning Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the ''Tren Maya'' project in his 2018 presidential campaign . On August 13, 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new ''Tren Maya'' put San Francisco de Campeche on the route that would connect with Escárcega, Campeche and Mérida, Yucatán. Construction At first, the station was expected to be built on land owned by the Ferrocarril Transístmico. The station would be close to an older station and would be part of an urban regeneration project for the city. Some time later, the location of the station was changed to be built on the Periférico in Campeche. The railway station officially opened on December 15, 202 ...
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Teya Mérida Railway Station
Teya Mérida is a train station in Kanasín Municipality, Yucatán. History Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the ''Tren Maya'' project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new Tren Maya put Teya Mérida station on the route that would connect Calkiní railway station and Izamal railway station. The station will have a high tourist demand, and so, has seven tracks and four platforms. Characteristics Its facilities consist of a main building with a plaza, garden area, operational area, parking, elevators, escalators, and the four platforms. The station is located 6 km east of Mérida and is connected to it by the Ie-Tram bus rapid transit system. See also * Rail transport in Mexico Mexico has a Freight rail transport, freight railway system owned by the national government and operated by various entities under concessions (charters) granted by the national government. The railway sy ...
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Campeche
Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán (state), Yucatán to the northeast, Quintana Roo to the east, by the Petén (department), Petén department of Guatemala to the south, and by the Orange Walk District of Belize to the southeast. It has a coastline to the west with the Gulf of Mexico. The state capital, also called Campeche City, Campeche, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. The formation of the state began with the city, which was founded in 1540 as the Spanish began the conquest of the Yucatán Peninsula. The city was a rich and important port during the colonial period, but declined after Mexican War of Independence, Mexico's independence. Campeche was part of the province of Yucatán, but split off in the mid-19th century ...
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Tren Maya Stations In Campeche
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