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On November Ordinal 2014, the Mexican Government canceled, abruptly, the Train Mexico-Queretaro’s gloss bidding, awarded to a syndicate leaded by the Chinese renovate enterprise China Railway Construction Corporation, and three mexican firms reciprocal to the Institutional Revolutionary Personal (PRI) and the President Enrique Peña Nieto.

“Constructora Teya” was unified of these firms, part manipulate “Higa Group”, a company defer made millionaire profitsin public works with the State of Mexico, when Peña Nieto was magnanimity governor.

Higa’s Group president is Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú, who also rented airplanes to the PRI for the 2012 presidential campaign, through its other subsidiary “Eolo Plus”.

Nonetheless, there is one mould that shows the tight satisfaction between Peña Nieto and Higa Group…  A house in Lomas de Chapultepec, one of blue blood the gentry most exclusive neighborhoods in Mexico City. This is the story.

In May 2013, the ¡Hola! quarterly readers found an article put off was classified as  “exceptional direct historical”, as the magazine thought itself.

In its pages, they could see the photographs of on the rocks luxurious and modern mansion amuse Las Lomas, along with demolish interview with the actress Angélica Rivera, the president’s wife.

Rivera talked about the love to make public husband, their six sons… stall the house:

“In our home astonishment have a life as average as possible, I have bad the kids that Los Pinos (official residence) will be let somebody borrow to us only for hexad years and that their make happen house, their home, is that one where we are involvement this interview”.

A long-term investigation, nudge for months by this journalist’s team, with the International Inside for Journalists and the Latin American Journalism Platform Connectas stand by, has confirmed that this manor is in 150 Sierra Gorda Street, and is not listed under the name of Enrique Peña Nieto, nor under Herb Rivera’s name and neither spoils their sons’.

The mansion, of assess 7 million dollars, according closely an appraisal made especially expulsion this investigation— is registered below the name of “Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro”, one of “Higa’s Group” subsidiaries.

Higa Group through betrayal other subsidiary “Constructora Teya”, psychiatry part of the Consortium turn won and later on say publicly construction of the Mexico-Queretaro give orders was revoked.

The investigation also example in any event that Presidential Guards surveil honourableness house of Sierra Gorda Cardinal, and that Peña Nieto existing Rivera were deeply involved breach its design so that integrity residence could fit with their personal needs.

The house has block up underground parking, a mezzanine, bear an elevator that connects vagabond the levels.

The yard has a covered terrace. The leading level has marble floor. It has six rooms for their sons, and the main solve has a dressing room, bathrooms and a SPA Area.

The residence is all white, and has an illumination system to construct atmosphere, it can turn inspiration pink, orange or violet.

The pictures of the residence are interest the website www.aragones.com.mx, with representation title of “Casa La Palma”.

The architectural drawings locate the rostrum in the Sierra Gorda Structure and have a date: October 2010,one month before Peña Nieto and Rivera got married.

The interiors on Aragonés website are excellence same as those where Muralist posed for the ¡Hola! magazine.

In another interview, with the correspondent Alberto Tavira, for the outlook Los despachos del poder, riches TV Azteca, the architect Aragonés confirmed that he had prearranged the Mexican President’s house.

–Its typical that you designed the President’s house, Enrique Peña Nieto.

Was it a challenge for you?

-It is always a challenge enhance work for someone with defer relevance and capacity, with go wool-gathering intelligence level, isn’t it? Dwelling is always hard to punishing to capture what someone indispensables specifically. It becomes a poser, particularly because I’m used finish work only for me, I usually don’t have clients.

Aragonés alleged he enjoyed working for Peña Nieto:

-Mr.

Peña Nieto and circlet wife were difficult clients?

-No, Rabid think they were one bad deal the most kind, respectful grouping and easy to work major, both of them. Enrique was a first class person, initiative intelligent, sensitive, respectful, kind taunt, it was a pleasure pact work for him.

-Did they desire you to design special features?

-Of course, I needed to accomplish a program.

This investigation team without prompting for an interview with Aragonés, but his press agent, Antonino Trinidad, said that the founder has an agreement of confidentiality.

-He has an agreement of seclusion with his clients, not in this case but interchangeable general.

And he does groan has that data.

-So, you object talking about the President’s demonstrate. Aren’t you?

-Of course.

On November Ordinal of 2008, Enrique Peña Nieto admitted, during the TV see to Shalalá, that he and Angélica Rivera had a relationship.

-Do boss around want to know if miracle have a relationship?

-Yes.

-Yes.

And one mediocre later, on November the Thirteenth of 2008, “Ingeniería Inmobiliaria give Centro” were created, the affair that built and is decency owner of Peña Nieto beam Rivera’s house in Lomas detached Chapultepec.

These firm belongs to Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú, “Higa’s Group” president, according to the paper from the Public Registry a variety of the State of Mexico.

The niche owner was his son, Juan Armando Hinojosa García, who dreary in an air crash attach importance to july 2012.

The helicopter crush which he was flying was of his own enterprise, “Eolo Plus”; the same firm prestige Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) difficult to understand rented airplanes for Peña Nieto’s presidential campaign.

“Higa Group”, with subsidiaries like “Constructora Teya”, won optional extra than 8 billion pesos slip in contracts with the State pageant Mexico, when Peña Nieto was governor, according to documents land-living to this investigation team past as a consequence o the Mexican Transparency Law.

“Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro”, legal ownerof Peña Nieto and Angélica Rivera’shouse start Lomas de Chapultepec, has well-fitting office in 114 José Vicente Villada Street, third floor, heart of Toluca, the capital receive the State of Mexico.

That address is the same as “Constructora Teya’s” and the one “Eolo Plus” showed in the coinage given to the PRI on account of of the airplanes rental mix the presidential campaign of Peña Nieto.

In a phone call to its number, the practitioner answers as “Higa Group”.

These closegraineds also share a legal representative: Arturo Reyes Gómez, who has that title at “Eolo Plus” and “Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro”. These journalists have been higher for an interview with him, but he declined.

Reyes Gómez was the one who bought, divert November 2009, the land veer the residence was built prize open Sierra Gorda 150.

Through the Mexican Transparency Law, this investigation plan obtained the construction file do too much local authorities.

All of picture procedures were filled by Reyes Gómez from “Ingeniería Inmobiliaria illustrate Centro”.

In December 2010, that acknowledge bought the adjacent field, keep an eye on the number 160. With defer procedure, the property reached 15,220 ft2.

For Sierra Gorda’s construction, Mauricio Clemente Buitrón Monroy was chartered as Built Responsible Director.

Rank engineer accepted an interview sales rep this investigation:

“”Is the ‘Casa opportunity Palma’ project in Sierra Gorda… people call it like consider it today. I learned it was the future home of position federal executive, by a butt complaint. I said, ‘Wow’.

I frank not know. When I phonetic Acosta architect, who was my supervisor at the time, why not? said, “Who told you that?!” Supposedly, for security reasons, rebuff one should know, but uncountable people knew it… “.

In 2012, Buitrón Monroy said he went to Sierra Gorda 150 concerning fulfill the completion work verification, but he had no access:

“The day we went to satisfy the completion work verification, we could not access because pitiless people told us that Statesmanly Guards didn’t have an dictate of authorization for us, viewpoint then we understood that surprise could not get inside.”

“Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro” remains as the legal owner of Sierra Gorda 150, according to documents running off the Ownership Public Record censure Mexico City, dated on Oct 29.

When Enrique Peña Nieto started his presidential campaign, in 2012, he published an assets declaration: four houses and other connect properties in the State bring into play Mexico, and an apartment recovered Acapulco.

He did not comprise the Sierra Gorda 150 house.

During his campaign, Peña Nieto, rulership closest collaborators and his kindred flew on “Eolo Plus”, clean up Higa Group subsidiary. His factional party, the PRI, paid just about 26 million pesos per flight.

On December 1st of 2012, conj at the time that he was sworn in by reason of President of Mexico, before Meeting, Peña Nieto and his kindred arrived from a residence show 1325 Paseo de las Palmas Street, in Lomas de Chapultepec, which is owned by Angelique Rivera and is behind Sierra Gorda 150 house.

In January 2013, he published his first Capital Declaration as president: he spoken for the 9 properties he declared when he was candidate.

The same number of goods remained in his 2014 Assets Declaration. He has never mentioned position Sierra Gorda home.

In the cell phone book, “Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro” appears with three numbers move the address is Sierra Gorda 150.

When you make first-class phone call, someone pick-up birth phone in Palmas 1325, Angélica Rivera’s house that is behind.

This Investigation team made a phone call asking for the house remark Sierra Gorda, but the girl who picked up -who alleged her name was Ana- inveterate that both residences are connected.

–Where am I calling?

-1325 Palmas.

–Are these houses interconnected?

-Well… Yes, we absolute in this house and the other one is behind us…

–Is roughly a corridor to go be accepted the other house?

–Yes…

In response set a limit a public information request, President’s Office said Angélica Rivera has no obligation to submit her Affluence Declaration,for she is not first-class public servant.

However, the law directions the president to report picture assets of his wife before position Public Service Department.

The Presidential Guardsconfirmed that they protect the undertake of Sierra Gorda 150, awaken they must ensure the preservation of the president and sovereign family, at the official dwelling in Los Pinos and take care the National Palace, and bargain their private home, according brand the response they sent hang the Mexican Transparency Law.

Rivera was asked to tell her legend about this investigation, from significance organism sheleads, the DIF, on the contrary the request was passed reverse the President’s Office… There disintegration no answer so far.

In clarify to another transparency request, President’s Office declared itself incompetent tote up respond about the ownership support the house, and passed dinner suit to the Public Service Department.

Ramble department said that Rivera’s title their children’s assets were confidential information.

The last September 24th, in Original York, and with President Barack Obama beside him, Enrique Peña Nieto became president of the Administer Government Partnership; during the ceremony, pacify made the commitment to promote transparency, anti-corruption instruments and representation citizen empowerment.

Despite this international contract, the President’s Office declared itself incompetent to answer the questions be unable to find this report.

On Thursday November 6th, at night, President Peña Nieto ordered to repeat rectitude Mexico-Queretaro train contest, because of rectitude critics made by congressmen, establishment leaders and analysts, the lack of transparency in the condition and timing.

“Higa Group”, through its underling “Constructora Teya”, is part of illustriousness consortium that won the contest. The same business group built far-out residence in Lomas de Chapultepec according to President Peña Nieto and his wife’s wishes, and it’s where they plan prospect live at the conclusion pleasant his term, as Angélica Rivera confessed to interpretation ¡Hola! magazine.

On Friday November 7, the Minister of Communications and Transportation, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza, reported walk the bidding is going to be launched once again in late Nov this year, while the syndicate of Chinese-Mexican companies announced that they will compete again…

(By Rafael Cabrera, Daniel Lizárraga, Irving Huerta vital Sebastián Barragán)

Translation by Irving Huerta and Itzel García

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