On September 2nd, 2014, Enrique Peña Nieto announced the construction of the New Mexico City International Airport. Starting September 2015, the license holders have arrived in the land of northern Lake Texcoco to clean and prepare it. They also have rekindled a decade-long conflict with the Atenco community, and established a new demarcation vis-à-vis the National Water Commission (Conagua). In the weeks following the new occupation, the fertile and diverse vegetal layer of more than 8,000 hectares covering the land was razed to prepare the lot for the new constructions: the appearance of the soil quickly went back to what it was 40 years ago, when the lake was a huge salt desert. The Conagua SUVs trying to gain access to the northern area are now inspected (their access is restricted and sometimes denied), showing how the private sphere prevails ever more strongly over the public. [...]
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