Cleared for Takeoff - The Triporati Blog » Colombia http://www.triporati.com/blog Sharing stories about the world and travel Wed, 15 May 2013 00:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Zipline Commute in Colombia http://www.triporati.com/blog/2011/02/07/zipline-commute-in-colombia/ http://www.triporati.com/blog/2011/02/07/zipline-commute-in-colombia/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:02:29 +0000 Larry Habegger http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=3332

Ziplines are all the rage at adventure resorts and ski areas, but sometimes we forget that they originally served a practical purpose to move people and materials across impassable chasms. And sometimes we need to be reminded that they still do.

In a report on Slate from Colombia, Joshua Foer takes a ride on a cable that’s been getting daily use for 60 years. Do you want to hitch a ride?

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