Riding a Zipline to School (8 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       29 Mar 2010       8289

Children from a distant village in Colombia ride to school using a zipline that is 1,312 ft (400 m) long! They move pretty quickly reaching the top speed of 38 mi/h (62 km/h). By the way, kids manage to carry their younger brothers and sisters in hemp sacks. I just can’t understand how they go back home…

 

Riding a Zipline to School (8 pics)
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