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March in Chiapas Against San Cristóbal-Palenque Highway Project

Summary by La Jornada
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis., Inhabitants of the municipalities of Chilón and Sitalá marched yesterday in the Bachajón ejido, to commemorate the International Day of the Indigenous Peoples and reiterate their rejection of the construction of the San Cristóbal-Palenque road; the sending of soldiers and police to their communities and the advance of the proposal of the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples “through …

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The road lag, the lack of federal investment and the potential of Chiapas as a gateway to Central America reopen the debate on its development.

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San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis., Inhabitants of the municipalities of Chilón and Sitalá marched yesterday in the Bachajón ejido, to commemorate the International Day of the Indigenous Peoples and reiterate their rejection of the construction of the San Cristóbal-Palenque road; the sending of soldiers and police to their communities and the advance of the proposal of the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples “through …

·Mexico
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«The Earth is not business», says the statement of the five vicaries. Photo: Ángeles Mariscal Accuse of imposing the work without free and informed consultation, destroying springs and sacred places, and fragmenting community life. This work only benefits tourism and the business sector, they said» The Earth should not be a business». Chilon, Chiapas, August 9, 2026.

They accuse themselves of imposing the work without free and informed consultation, destroying fountains and sacred places, and fragmenting community life. This work only benefits tourism and the business sector, they said: 'The Earth should not be a business'.

·Mexico City, Mexico
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Aristegui Noticias broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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