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The Colombian government has concern for the slum residents in the area of the hills. Last Monday (26/12), inaugurated the operation of the giant escalator to the poor in Comuna 13, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Medellin, Colombia's second largest city. For decades, about 12 thousand citizens of the territory that lies at the foot of the hill should be up or down the giant stairs as high as level 28 buildings to be connected with the outside world.

Now, they simply use the escalator to access areas outside their settlements. It is the longest outdoor escalator first to residents in the poorest areas. ''Escalator was functioning very well,''the light of Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar. He said that he had never heard of a similar project in the world.

A number of delegates from the city of Rio de Janeiro, said Salazar, plans to visit Medellin to view the outlook for the construction of similar escalator in other slum areas are also located at the foot of the hill in Brazil. Residents Comuna 13 busy-busy trying escalator worth $ 6.7 million. Escalators that save time 35 minutes walk up the hill to just six minutes.


Escalator was made free for residents. According to Cesar Hernandez, head of the project, the escalator was divided into six sections and has a length of 384 meters. An escalator ride and the other one down. The government also plans to build a barrier to reduce the change of weather.

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