Is Tren Maya Looking at a Closer Stop to Belize?

During his visit with the President of Mexico, Prime Minister John Briceño also discussed the possibility of the Tren Maya project including a closer stop to Belize. PM Briceño says this would increase the number of tourists coming into Belize, while establishing a more efficient mode to transport goods. Here is what he told us.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“That is what we are working on. That was a part of the meeting yesterday. On Saturday we are going to meet one of the, Tren Maya is not only by the government. The army is a part of it and sections are being built by the private sector. There is a group that is working in this area and the freezone in the Chetumal. The CEO of that company will also be at this meeting. That is one of the meeting we are going to have with them to see how we can get the Tren Maya a little over three miles to be able to connect to our border. Ideally what we want to do is connect it to our border, build the facilities and get the tourist to come to Belize and also products. We no longer have to depend on transporting by ships. WE can transport by train and the Tren Maya goes all the way to Canada. It is a whole new area for transportation of goods and products for Belize, so and then after that the next step is to see if we can get it into Belize City or somewhere in the country.”