Colombia in 2005 came to 1,909,656 people per plane




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There is an old song that says, "if you want known to the Colombian people, get on a bus service urban. " Even if big cities are accustomed to modern transport services such as Metro of Medellín, the TransMilenio of Bogota and other development projects in major urban centers of Colombia, you can still find these traditional buses that provide services to neighborhoods. Among the most influential Colombians, it is possible to tell drivers of public buses, taxis and trucks. Colombian drivers can also be counted among the major Latin American, as they have the ability to make the economy trema Ecuador and Venezuela if they decide to stop and close the roads to demand their rights. The reason is very simple: move the economy of a vast territory.
By Al Rodas
Andrés Jiménez.
transport in a country like Colombia is a vital factor of development. This is a vast land of forests, valleys, ridges, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas and many other aspects that make Colombia a country always be discovered. Colombia is the second most mountainous country in South America after Ecuador.
half of its territory is selvla, for example, the border with Panama has a very important forest, Darien, which is the only obstacle in the so-called Pan-American Highway. Rivers and lakes are everywhere. Colombia could be considered the "Tibet of the Americas and has two international airports over two thousand meters above sea level, El Dorado in Bogota and Medellin Jose Maria Cordova. Last year the famous
France Airbus landed at the airports of Medellin
(January 10, 2006), being the first American airport to be visited by such areonaves to carry out a test program. The airport was chosen as one of the highest in the world.

A little history Transmilenio Viaduct in Bogota. Photo mrdata

The bus used in the rural areas of Colombia, known in some regions, "goat" and other "ladder." Photo Eye
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mid nineteenth century Colombia became a snuff-exporting nation, cotton and other, forcing the construction of roads to the main rivers. The so called "State of Antioquia, the first gold producer in the country, saw the need to open pathways into the Magdalena River. The region was one of the most isolated of time because of its mountains and one of the best options was the train. It was for this reason that the government promoted the construction site of Railways of Antioquia "and this opened the local economy to national and international level to bring great progress in the region. The train hit Medellin with the Magdalena River and so on Barranquilla. The same would happen next with Bogota and Cali to the Pacific. This new situation would also create a new urban center in the late nineteenth century, soon to become the second largest city, Barranquilla, which was then the "Puerta of Colombia." A city without history English but born of the industrial revolution, the daughter of the Magdalena River and the Caribbean Sea. Although the great development of the countryside with Bogota, Medellin and Cali to Throughout the twentieth century would put her in fourth place, it is regaining its importance in this century pace of industry as one of the main key urban centers in a country willing to open their markets. It was the first Colombian city to meet the aircraft when the Canadian pilot George Schmitt landed in Barranquilla in December 1912 and opened the doors to the first commercial areolinea the Americas and the second in the world then known as SCADATA (Sociedad Colombo Alemana) after would Avianca.

A river boat stranded in a mangrove forest in the Magdalena River, Barrancabermeja. Photo

caveman.

Entry Colombia's air transport would change the history of transportation in the country. Change the way the regions were Colombians. Those places that were once seen as far and desconodicos, would be part of everyday life. In addition, roads were built following the old colonial and indigenous ways and the road between Quito and Popayan to Bogota or Caracas. Other roads would be built parallel to the rivers, for example along the Magdalena and Cauca. Other would parallel the railroad tracks. Road construction is given from the early twentieth century, but were generally made without a master plan. The roads along the river literally killed Transports river and so did the roads along the railway that killed the train. Today, river and rail transport is almost obsolete due to lack of coordination in planning roads.

The Metro-Cable de Medellín, a good response in a mountainous country transportation. Photo Chuzonet . Today it is easy to travel in Colombia, even to remote regions like the Amazon which is in full jungle. While there is much to do at the regional level, in general we can say that the conditions of national roads are adequate, no missing obvious obstacles. Main cities and regions are connected. Air travel between city and town has a good frequency. A country rich in rivers, lakes and seas, you might consider returning the importance to revive river transportation and the train. In industrialized countries, these two types of transport are preserved and are the subject of development and new technologies. The train of Colombia should be one of the most developed in the Americas prepared to cross the Andes in a well designed system of tunnels. stock of Colombia's economy
According to statistics from DANE, 5.9% Colombia's GDP comes from the transport of goods, according to data from 2005 with an inflation rate of 4.85%. As mentioned above, Colombia is a large territory with a population that is among the first in the Americas. Colombian roads are never alone and dynamics shows the vitality of the economy. For this reason, one of the main factors of development for the national economy should be the development of infrastructure.


Port of Barranquilla by Chuzonet .
In regard to passenger transport, DANE studies say that in 2005, moved by land while 8,290,278 156,568,326 used the airlines. 7,516,307 people used the river transport and only 40,012 traveled by sea. About international passengers in 2005 to 1,909,656 people teach statistics entered Colombia (national and foreign) and left 1,977,693 Colombia plane.
102,961 tons of goods were transported by land in the same year, 49,227 tons by train, by boat 5,045 tons, 135 tons by air and 1,374 by sea. In total, by 2005 Colombia moved 158,742 tons of goods. All these numbers can be impressive and show how great our country. However, there is still the ideal number must respond to the needs of a growing economy. A country with two long coastlines in the ocean over the archipelago, should have more ports with a great capacity for international trade. Even if you're thinking, El Dorado International Airport in Bogota should be designed as a huge airport in the style of those in Bangkok or Hong Kong and not be designed only for Colombia but for the Americas. Just four hours from Miami, six of Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo, ten of Madrid, should be a genuine international bridge and the geographic position of Colombia is pushing our country to think in larger projects.
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Airbus comes to Medellin. BBC World. January 10, 2006. Statistics transport sector. Ministry of Transport of Colombia.