The government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has already invested more than 451 million pesos in Campeche to safeguard the Mayan legacy. Additionally, the Maya Train project generated significant investment in the five southeastern states of the country, with Campeche receiving a substantial share.
Through the Archaeological Zones Improvement Program (Promeza), 450 million pesos were invested during López Obrador’s administration, initially applied to four archaeological sites and later to five more, benefiting nine pre-Hispanic cities.
Adriana Velázquez Morlet, director of the INAH Campeche Center, mentioned that smaller amounts, around one million pesos, were also allocated for the daily operations of INAH. Regarding the federal railway project, Diego Prieto Hernández, director general of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), highlighted the extensive archaeological salvage actions implemented, particularly in section 7, which runs from Chetumal (Quintana Roo) to Escárcega, covering most of Campeche.
In this section, over 20,000 constructed elements were found, some of which have been registered and excavated, at least 30 percent. Additionally, a large number of movable goods and human burials were recovered, while some buildings are being relocated for protection and care. The Archaeological Zones Improvement Program (Promeza) of the Maya Train allowed work on the archaeological zones of Edzná, Xcalumkín, El Tigre, and Calakmul in Campeche.
Between September 14 and 15, the site museum in Calakmul will open. At the archaeological site, significant conservation work, new signage placement, and trail rehabilitation for visitors to view the structures and monuments were carried out.
The Site Museum and a Visitor Attention Center (CATVI) will be relocated, highlighting Campeche’s cultural richness. In general, around two billion pesos are allocated for archaeological salvage, and approximately three billion pesos for improving archaeological zones and the CATVI.
Although the resources are divided, it was emphasized that Campeche receives a significant portion of the investment for cultural work, not only archaeological but all cultural work for the five states of the Maya Train.
Source: Por Esto
