MEXICO - Plans for a massive new airport are being fiercely opposed by farmers. Back in 2001, the Mexican government tried to build a huge airport 20 miles outside Mexico City and expropriate farmers land for a tiny sum. This time they say no expropriations are needed. But people fear the proximity of mega sized airport would disrupt the residents way of life. The current airport deals with 32 million passengers per year, and the planned 6 runway airport could handle 120 million per year. “We continue to battle and are ready to fight,” said Ignacio del Valle Medina, leader of the protesting farmers. “We will not give up, and we send a message to Vicente Fox and Enrique Peña Nieto that is the same, that we will defend our land with our lives.”
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:03:56 +0000
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