Rail blockade ends in Mexico after 60 days of protests

A record-breaking rail blockade that cost the Mexican economy more than $140 million in lost trade has ended after almost two months.

The end of the blockade has freed key rail lines connecting to the Mexican seaport of Lázaro Cárdenas on the Pacific coast that had been disrupted since late September.

Officials with Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior said on Monday they reached an agreement to sit down with teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers Union of Michoacán (CNTE) to...

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Rail blockade ends in Chihuahua, Mexico

After more than 60 days of protests, a railroad blockade in the Mexican state of Chihuahua has ended, according to the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States (CONCAMIN).

The release of the tracks in Chihuahua took place Sunday, several days after the Mexican government reached a deal to settle its water debts with the United States.

While the rail blockade in Chihuahua is over, an ongoing protest in the central western state of Michoacán is in its 25th consecutive day,...

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