After Santo Domingo put the first section of a cable car over the city into operation in 2018, 2023 The second phase was opened. This project will connect the city's outskirts with the city center while simultaneously relieving congestion on the roads.
A state-of-the-art cable car station – you feel like you are in a ski resort – without snowA roughly 50-minute round trip on the Teleferico costs around 40 euro cents. The first thing you see upon exiting the station are modern bridges.But the beginning goes through the poorest districts on the outskirts of the city and immediately opens up depressing images of decay and poverty.With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 17With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 18With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 19With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 20The better residential areas are more well-maintained, greener, cleaner and have well-paved roads.With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 21
On the banks of the Ozama River, corrugated iron huts are crowded along mud paths – residents use the riverbank directly for washing and rinsing.The Ozama River is shallow and muddy.With the Teleferico we float over Santo Domingo 22There is a transfer station along the route – you have to get out of the gondola and get back on at the boarding point.The closer you get to the city center, the denser the traffic becomes.
As simple as the outskirts are, the new part of the city is ultra-modern – almost 3 million people live in and around Santo Domingo.
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