Living in a tumultuous city has its ups and downs. The more people you see,  the more low-key you can be.  Speaking of Lima, a city located in the central coast of Peru, I just wanted to describe it a little bit as it is today. Mostly regarding its means of transport and the issues I will tackle in the future.

 

Lima has a population of almost 9 million people, it counts now with four means of transportation. Two lines of buses one called "Metropolitano" and the other one called "Blue Corridor", "Lima Metro", and lastly the usual fleet of informal buses that have been circulating for over 20 years. The "Metropolitano" began circulation back in 2010 and it goes from  the north of the city to Chorrillos.

" The Blue corridor" is a network of buses that have been implemented in every district and began operations in 2012. Moreover, "Lima Metro" began operating in December, 2012 and it has two lines and 26 stations. The first line goes to the south to Villa El Salvador, and the second goes to the north to Bayovar, Last but not least the fleet of informal buses that have been polluting the city for a long time that cover most of Lima.

 

The amalgamation of these means of transport is what constitute our resources to commute every single day in Lima via public transport. Not to mention that it is easy to draw a blank when it comes to routes due to the recent changes that have been made to improve the quality of service. The issue of public transport has been brought to the forefront for years by the local media. Be that as it may, only recently has it started to be considered. There are lots of other issues that have to be accounted for in Peru. One of them being education. An overpopulated city cannot afford to have a vast majority of illiterate citizens. Still and all, some measures have been taken to combat this problem and I will talk about them in a future post.

 

In review, there is still a lot of work to be done in the city of Lima. Mostly regarding education, public transport, and pollution. As it is been floundering with this issues for decades. Even though Lima does not grapple with those problem as much as it did in the past, lots of changes still must be done. For year have authorities botched up the prospect of the city improving. That has to be different from now on as our enthusiasm for the future cannot  start wavering.