Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
May 30, 2014 In the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the first part of an aerial cable car transit system serving country’s La Paz- El Alto region officially began operations. This system, known as Mi Teleférico (Spanish for “My Cable Car”), took shape in July 2012. That is when Evo Morales Avma, who was president of... Continue Reading →
April 2, 1939 An airport serving Ribeirão Preto, a municipality in southeastern Brazil’s state of São Paulo, was opened. In 1956, this airport was officially named in honor of Brazilian scientist Leite Lopes (1918-2006). Lopes gained renown for his work in quantum field theory and particle physics. In the course of his long and productive... Continue Reading →
February 28, 1996 Cisneros station, which is part of the rapid transit system serving the Metropolitan Area of Medellín in the Republic of Colombia, was officially opened. This facility was one of seven stations that made their debut on the same date and constitute Line B of the Medellín Metro. Cisneros station is located in... Continue Reading →
February 7, 2010 Velas Sudamerica 2010, a multi-month tour of tall ships (large, traditionally rigged sailing vessels) traveling along the coastline of Latin America, officially began with the departure of that flotilla from Rio de Janeiro. This tour was organized by the navies of Argentina and Chile to commemorate the bicentennial of when those countries... Continue Reading →
January 12, 2010 An inaugural ceremony was held for an addition to the rapid transit system serving Chile’s capital city of Santiago. This extension of Line 5 of the Santiago Metro covered 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) between Quinta Normal metro station (opened in 2004) at Catedral Street and Matucana Avenue; and Pudahuel metro station at... Continue Reading →
January 2, 1983 Pérez Bonalde station was opened as part of the 7.1-mile (11.5-kilometer) inaugural segment of the mass rapid transit system serving the capital of Venezuela. This station, which is located in the city’s parish (administrative division) of Sucre, was one of the eight stations of Line 1 of the Caracas Metro that made... Continue Reading →
December 18, 1939 In southeastern Brazil, an airport serving the city serving the city of Montes Claros was officially opened. This airport is specifically located four miles (seven kilometers) northeast of the downtown section of the city. The first airline to operate at the Monte Claros Airport was Panair do Brasil, which existed from 1930... Continue Reading →
August 15, 2019 A road tunnel in northwestern Colombia’s department (subdivision) of Antioquia was officially opened to motor vehicle traffic. The Túnel de Oriente serves as a key link between Medellín, which is the capital of Antioquia and Colombia’s second largest city, and José María Córdova International Airport in the city of Rionegro. The public... Continue Reading →
July 31, 1829 In southeastern Brazil, a lighthouse on the island of Rasa (“Ilha Rasa” in Portuguese) was inaugurated. This island serves as the entrance to the Port of Rio de Janeiro, which is located in a cove on the western shore of Guanabara Bay. (At the time of Ilha Rasa Lighthouse’s debut, most of... Continue Reading →
July 28, 2006 In the Republic of Ecuador, the inaugural flight at a terminal for an international airport took place. This airport is located three miles (five kilometers) north of the central part of Guayaquil, which is second only to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito as the country’s largest city. (Guayaquil also has the distinction... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 