Transport is one of the most exciting topics here Colombia. On the streets of Cali you can see everything from big shots Jeep to ice cream vendors on bikes and donkey carts. Above all, Cali dotted with yellow spots, so you'd think the city was suffering from jaundice. While in cities like London or Madrid is a cab for every 1,000 people, is here already to each hundredth Caleno a taxi.
The taxis are a much-used means of transport. They are comfortable and cheap. If you go to several and the trip not too long, it's even cheaper to travel by taxi than to take a bus. The drivers of the golf great companion to take up to six persons. And you can negotiate with the taxi drivers. turn out
Sometimes taxi but as a small evening Heuer, if the taxi is suddenly stopped half way, the taxi driver winds in blistering pace through the market or is on drugs or both. A very friendly taxi driver Klaus accompanied one day while shopping, then back to him to go home. When she got into the car, fell Klaus suddenly as the taxi driver his prosthetic leg lift when boarding had to ...
If I go to work by bus, I am always glad to be only 1.65 m tall. For all the major people here is great Verbuckelungsgefahr. The amount of this transport is 1.70 m and even I have trouble squeezing my legs into the narrow space between the seats. Worry less you have to have enough fresh air will make during the trip, as the buses usually travel with an open door.
Unlike in Germany, the buses stop here either on fixed stops nor timetables there. The routes vary from time to time. This is the bus travel is relatively relaxed: it is simply in the street and wait until the bus arrives. Then waves to approach him and paid $ 1,500 (approx. € 0.60) from the driver. One must never worry about time, because there is no schedule, you can not miss the bus, too.
For trips outside the city should take a jeep but better, because the buses are not adapted to the local road conditions, the bus drivers themselves but want to show on the road. So it is here now and again, that a bus runs around in a ditch landing.
The jeeps are like battered tin boxes with two lateral wooden benches in the back, covered by plastic-covered with iron bars. After the rear, the vehicles are open. The plastic sheet is often patched up, sometimes does the windshield, as if she were confronted by a jump into a thousand pieces. The cost is $ 1,300 (0.50 €). Thus, a Jeep summarizes everything that squeezes in and what is not fit to turn back. Thus ever transported to the twenty people. If the jeep is full, the trip is as pleasant as possible, as it is in the potholes less tossed back and forth.
The streets are very different in Quality. Really high tempo but the least: if there are no potholes that slow traffic, corresponding Hubel installed. Especially in light of these road conditions and driving style of most Colombians, it's a wonder what drives everything here. The only traffic rule that there is the right concept. Signs and traffic lights are in place, but apparently regarded as a decoration of public spaces. Although - Traffic lights are sometimes observed already. Here are always open regular honking horns as soon as it is green, as if the people were afraid of the person in the front car could be blind.
It is So all a bit chaotic, but somehow it works anyway. Procedure familiar German only need a little courage and foresight to get in the Colombian Street turmoil to find his way.
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