Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has made improving the infrastructure of the nation one of his priorities. The best known examples of his success include the construction of a new airport in México City, the Maya Train in the Yucatan, the inter-ocean trade corridor across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the new refinery complex in Tabasco state. In Oaxaca State the long-delayed new highway linking the capital with Puerto Escondido is finally nearly finished. And there have been many miles of new paved roads (colloquially called “AMLO roads”) built linking villages all around the Valles Centrales. Some examples of these:
San Pedro Ixtlahuaca to San Pablo Cuatro Venados – 17.6 kilometers
San Gabriel Etla to Arroyo Guacamaya – 17.8 kilometers
Jalapa del Valle to Santiago Tlazoyaltepec – 19.6 kilometers
San Felipe Tejalapam to Santa Maria Peñoles – 26.3 kilometers
La Lobera to San Miguel Peras – 31.2 kilomete
Asuncion Noxchitlan to Santiago Apoala – 37.9 kilometers
Built to facilitate vehicular travel between communities through mountainous terrain, these have also impacted mountain bikers wanting to test their legs and lungs on challenging routes. While the distances and elevation gains have not been altered, the pavement makes the pedaling uphill somewhat easier and the descents much more exhilarating
is a great example of the new AMLO roads.