# 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]

César Munaico, director general del Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC) del Ministerio de Salud, informó que el fenómeno El Niño costero en el Perú podría desencadenar peligros asociados a lluvias intensas como desbordes de ríos, inundaciones, huaicos, deslizamientos y derrumbes. [^5]

Raymundo Gómez Flores, a businessman and former senator from Jalisco, led housing, industrial, tourism, and agrofood projects in Jalisco, nationally, and internationally. [^6]

Affected families stated that the environmental and health crisis is directly linked to the operations of a local company dedicated to beef leather treatment and preservation. [^7]

He founded the Grupo Inmobiliario G (GIG) in 1981 and later served as president of the Promotora Empresarial de Occidente (PEO). [^8]

The Chamber of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco (CCIJ) scheduled a posthumous Merit Industrial Medal ceremony for November 4, 2026, to be held at the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas of the University of Guadalajara. [^9]

El cólera es una infección intestinal aguda causada por la ingestión de alimentos o agua contaminados con la bacteria Vibrio Cholerae, que produce una diarrea acuosa y abundante que puede conducir con rapidez a una deshidratación grave. [^10]

Las enfermedades diarreicas agudas son producidas por infecciones de virus, bacterias, hongos o parásitos que afectan principalmente a la población infantil menor de cinco años y a los adultos mayores, presentándose como deposiciones de tres a más veces al día. [^11]

Para prevenir el dengue, zika y chikunguña, se debe identificar y eliminar los potenciales criaderos del mosquito, usar repelentes, y colaborar con las brigadas encargadas de fumigar. [^12]

## 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. César Munaico, director general del Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC) del Ministerio de Salud, informó que el fenómeno El Niño costero en el Perú podría desencadenar peligros asociados a lluvias intensas como desbordes de ríos, inundaciones, huaicos, deslizamientos y derrumbes. (Agencia Andina, News)
6. 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)
7. Affected families stated that the environmental and health crisis is directly linked to the operations of a local company dedicated to beef leather treatment and preservation. (Crítica, News)
8. He founded the Grupo Inmobiliario G (GIG) in 1981 and later served as president of the Promotora Empresarial de Occidente (PEO). (El Informador, News)
9. The Chamber of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco (CCIJ) scheduled a posthumous Merit Industrial Medal ceremony for November 4, 2026, to be held at the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas of the University of Guadalajara. (El Informador, News)
10. El cólera es una infección intestinal aguda causada por la ingestión de alimentos o agua contaminados con la bacteria Vibrio Cholerae, que produce una diarrea acuosa y abundante que puede conducir con rapidez a una deshidratación grave. (Agencia Andina, News)
11. Las enfermedades diarreicas agudas son producidas por infecciones de virus, bacterias, hongos o parásitos que afectan principalmente a la población infantil menor de cinco años y a los adultos mayores, presentándose como deposiciones de tres a más veces al día. (Agencia Andina, News)
12. Para prevenir el dengue, zika y chikunguña, se debe identificar y eliminar los potenciales criaderos del mosquito, usar repelentes, y colaborar con las brigadas encargadas de fumigar. (Agencia Andina, News)

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