In 2011, a huge outdoor escalator was erected in one of the poorest districts of Colombia's second largest city. For generations, 12,000 people living in Medellin's tough Comuna 13 – which clings to a hillside – have made the arduous journey up hundreds of large steps, which are the equivalent to climbing up a 28-story building.
With the installation of a giant outdoor escalator, their journey was cut from 35-minutes to just six.
Grateful residents say, "it is a dream come true." The escalator is 1,260 feet long, but is divided into six sections so people living on all parts of the hillside have easy access to it.
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