# Residents Threaten to Block Panamericana Road Over Leather Tannery Pollution

Residents of Los Boquerones threaten to block the Panamericana highway due to pollution from a local leather tannery.

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Community leadership issued a categorical ultimatum that if a definitive and immediate solution is not received, they will proceed to block all four lanes of the Panamericana highway next Monday. [^1]

Residents of the Los Boquerones community in the Carlos Santana corregimiento, Santiago district, protested along the Interamerican highway regarding unbearable odors, flies, mosquitoes, worms, and vultures. [^2] Residents of the Villa Rosario and Villa Marina urbanizations in Atalaya reported finding worms emerging directly from their tap water. [^3] Raymundo Gómez Flores, a prominent business leader from Guadalajara, died on September 2, 2026, leaving an indelible legacy for the state of Jalisco. [^4]

Raymundo Gómez Flores, a businessman and former senator from Jalisco, led housing, industrial, tourism, and agrofood projects in Jalisco, nationally, and internationally. [^5] Inspectors from the Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente), Ministry of Health (MINSA), the National Police, and the Public Ministry arrived at the site to inspect the establishment and verify compliance with sanitary and environmental norms. [^6] Gómez Flores was born on June 24, 1952, in Guadalajara, and began his career working in parks and gardens for the city council before taking over his father's laundry and transport businesses in 1968. [^7]

His business portfolio included significant investments in the agro-industrial sector, specifically through his role in MINSA, a producer of nixtamalized corn flour. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Community leadership issued a categorical ultimatum that if a definitive and immediate solution is not received, they will proceed to block all four lanes of the Panamericana highway next Monday. (Crítica, News)
2. Residents of the Los Boquerones community in the Carlos Santana corregimiento, Santiago district, protested along the Interamerican highway regarding unbearable odors, flies, mosquitoes, worms, and vultures. (Crítica, News)
3. Residents of the Villa Rosario and Villa Marina urbanizations in Atalaya reported finding worms emerging directly from their tap water. (Crítica, News)
4. Raymundo Gómez Flores, a prominent business leader from Guadalajara, died on September 2, 2026, leaving an indelible legacy for the state of Jalisco. (El Informador, News)
5. Raymundo Gómez Flores, a businessman and former senator from Jalisco, led housing, industrial, tourism, and agrofood projects in Jalisco, nationally, and internationally. (El Informador, News)
6. Inspectors from the Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente), Ministry of Health (MINSA), the National Police, and the Public Ministry arrived at the site to inspect the establishment and verify compliance with sanitary and environmental norms. (Crítica, News)
7. Gómez Flores was born on June 24, 1952, in Guadalajara, and began his career working in parks and gardens for the city council before taking over his father's laundry and transport businesses in 1968. (El Informador, News)
8. His business portfolio included significant investments in the agro-industrial sector, specifically through his role in MINSA, a producer of nixtamalized corn flour. (El Informador, News)

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