00:00Mexico's interoceanic corridor, trading wildlife and communities for freight.
00:06A cargo train rolls across Mexico's isthmus of Tehuantepec.
00:11Mexico's interoceanic corridor aims to move freight between Pacific ports and Atlantic
00:16waters.
00:17Freight containers stack at Salina Cruz, where cranes lift cargo beside the Pacific coast
00:22of Oaxaca.
00:23A train crosses tropical lowlands toward Coatzacoalcos, carrying goods across the narrow
00:28land bridge of southern Mexico.
00:30Howler monkeys climb trees near Veracruz forests where new roads and rail lines can cut through
00:36habitat.
00:37Jaguars move through southern Mexico corridors at night, and cleared land can break hunting
00:42routes between forest patches.
00:44Sea turtles crawl onto Oaxaca beaches, while port expansion can bring brighter lights, noise
00:50and shoreline disturbance.
00:52Mangrove roots hold mud beside coastal lagoons, where dredging and construction can cloud water
00:58for fish nurseries.
00:59Wetland birds lift from shallow marshes near industrial zones, as trucks, rail yards and
01:05warehouses spread across open land.
01:07Local communities watch heavy equipment carve roads through farmland, where dust and traffic
01:13change quiet village routes.
01:15The Panama Canal still moves ships through Central America, but Mexico's corridor moves cargo
01:20over land instead.
01:22Ports, rail tracks, mangroves, beaches and forests now sit inside a high-stakes trade route.
01:29A jaguar crosses a dark forest road, while distant construction lights glow beyond the trees.
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