Will Tren Maya, Mexico's Train of the Future, Leave Its Past Behind?

Will Tren Maya, Mexico's train of the future, leave its past behind?

Mexico's $30 billion Tren Maya railway was built to unite the country and honor ancient Maya sites. Now that it’s up and running, the true cost of progress is finally becoming clear.

I rode the new Maya Train to explore Mexico’s Caribbean coast, one of the country’s most intriguing slow-travel regions

The Tren Maya took me to a major coral reef, a “magic town” with a radiant lagoon, and a recently opened ancient Mayan city.