https://www.notechmagazine.com We believe in progress and technology Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:21:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 https://www.notechmagazine.com/2011/07/the-flying-men-of-yungas-valley.html Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:04:36 +0000 http://notechmagazine.com/2011/07/the-flying-men-of-yungas-valley.html “In Bolivia’s jungles and steep cliffs the Yungas people do not walk. They fly. On ropes. Like birds. Faster than astronauts. These ‘birds’ are known as cocaleros, or coca harvesters. They use ropes to swing across the narrow valleys, suspended from ancient rusting pulleys.” Watch the video. Jerry, thanks for the link. Previously: Aerial ropeways: automatic cargo transport for a bargain.

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