Use our portal, cuencabussherpa.com/smartdns SmartDNSproxy works on any device, and it is faster than VPN, and you can try it for FREE! For this weeks' feature, I wanted to share an article I found about Cuenca's public bus system before the one we have currently was put in place. The article is from the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy's newsletter "Sustainable Tranport" Number 12 from the Fall of 2001. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy works around the world to design and implement high quality transport systems and policy solutions that make cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable. ITDP is a global nonprofit at the forefront of innovation, providing technical expertise to accelerate the growth of sustainable transport and urban development around the world. Through their transport projects, policy advocacy, and research publications, they work to reduce carbon emissions, enhance social inclusion, and improve the quality of life for people in cities. You can read all about their work and their history at itdp.org, but one of the things I thought was pretty cool about them goes back to their founding in 1985, as an umbrella organization for several worldwide peace and development initiatives and advocacy efforts. Their largest campaign was Bikes Not Bombs, which sent bicycles to health and education efforts in Nicaragua. Their first shipment of several hundred bikes arrived in Nicaragua during the war with the Contras. If you would like to be a member of Cuencabussherpa.com, visit our store! For the rest of the month, we are also offering hard copies of our atlas at 50% off because they do not have the most recent major changes that hit about three weeks ago. While there are several routes that have changed though El Centro, the atlas still provide the most comprehensive maps with bus route information that are available in Cuenca. All of the routes in the atlas are from end-to-end and include all the names and locations of each stop. Thanks for listening to the Cuenca Bus Sherpa Podcast! Please send in any information or changes you'd like me to cover to cuencabussherpa@gmail.com, and keep up with the latest on cuencabussherpa.com. That's all for this week! We'll see you on the bus!