At seven in the morning traffic in Mexico City is already locked. No coincidence that the Mexican capital is nicknamed the monster. Hidalgo in front of the theater, a dozen coaches occupy the roadway and campesinos from all over the world stationed on the sidewalks.
After yesterday's march through the streets of the Zocalo, the caravans for climate justice depart to Cancun. On the seats of "camiones" rest the old farmers of the state of Jalisco who have suffered the pollution of the big waterfall of El Salto due to the arrival of large multinationals. And it is precisely the theme of water one of the crucial points that unite the battles of the many movements present on the caravan. No coincidence that the first leg of the journey does is set at Puebla, an industrial city south of the capital. The large amount of water present in the area has attracted the big industry over the years and the city became a major industrial center. The Volswagen has chosen for its Puebla plant, which produces 8 million cars a year. If you calculate that for every car produced will be used about 400 gallons of water, water used in the calculation becomes enormous. It's not just big industry that has depleted an area rich in resources and biodiversity. In industrial-scale farms of the "Smyhth and Field" there are about 6 million pigs for export poses a serious threat to the environment.
It is not only the industry to be polluted in Puebla, the policy also has many shadows from the state governor accused of trafficking in women and prostitution and star of numerous acts of repression against social movements struggling to defend their land.
In the classroom at the University of Puebla, the activists of the "Front de Puebla en defensa de la tierra, agua y air" explain the difficulty of political action in this state.
The passage of the caravan is a great opportunity to exchange for them. The highlights of the university rector who greets the caravan and explains the importance of climate change solutions that come from below. In the afternoon we depart to Coatzacolos, home to one of the largest petrochemical centers of the state of Veracruz.
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