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Centro Comercial Paseo Villa Del Río - Madelena (TransMilenio)
The simple station Centro Comercial Paseo Villa del Río - Madelena is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ..., opened in 2000. Location The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Sur with Carrera 64B. It serves the Olarte and Villa del Río neighborhoods, as well as the Makro store on Autopista Sur. History The station was opened on April 15, 2006, as part of the section between the General Santander and Portal del Sur stations of the NQS line. It is named Centro Comercial Paseo Villa del Río - Madelena due to its proximity to the area of the same name. Station Services Old trunk services Main line service Complementary services The following complementary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosa (Bogotá)
Bosa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano (until May 2005 it was in the province of Nuoro), part of the Sardinia region of Italy. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, about inland on the north bank of the Temo River. It is the only town on the island of Sardinia built on the banks of a river. The town has maintained a population of around 8,000 people for a significant amount of time, but has an urban character that has differentiated it from other locations in Sardinia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Agriculture and fishing play an important part in the city economy, thanks to the river valley near the coast surrounded by hills and highland plateaus. History The area was inhabited since prehistorical times, as attested by the presence of several ''domus de janas'' and nuraghe. It was probably founded by the Phoenicians, although little is known about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha, a neighbouring city. The system opened to the public in December 2000. As of 2024, 12 lines totalling run throughout the city. It is part of the city's Integrated Public Transport System (Bogotá), Integrated Public Transport System (''Sistema Integrado de Transporte Público'' [SITP]), along with the urban, complimentary, and special bus services operating on neighbourhood and main streets. TransMilenio consists of several interconnected BRT lines, with raised floor stations in the center of a main avenue, or "''troncal''". Passengers typically reach the stations via a bridge over the street. Usually four lanes down the center of the street are dedicated to bus traffic. The outer lanes allow express buses to bypass buses stopped at a station. As of 2024, 1,801 buses on average were circulating on the trunk line system. An additional set of 869 regular buses, known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the List of largest cities, largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical and educational center of the country and northern South America. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh Spanish conquest of the Muisca, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autopista Sur (Bogotá)
An autopista is a controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries *List of highways in Argentina includes autopistas of Argentina *List of autopistas and autovías in Spain *List of Mexican autopistas *Autopistas of Puerto Rico *List of Chilean freeways *Autopistas of Cuba The road network of Cuba consists of of roads, of which over are pavement (material), paved and are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also of motorways (''autopistas''). Motorways Overview Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named '' ... {{Disambiguation Types of roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Santander (TransMilenio)
The intermediate station General Santander is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Location The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS south of the Avenida Batallón Caldas bridge. History In October 2005, phase two of the TransMilenio opened from Calle 92 with Autopista Norte to General Santander. The station receives its name due to the proximity of the police school located a few blocks away. The station is the only one in the system located in three localities of Bogotá. The supports for the pedestrian bridge on the north side are located in Puente Aranda, while the supports for the southern bridge are located in Rafael Uribe Uribe. The transfer point for the feeder routes is located in Antonio Nariño. Station Services In 2006, began functioning as an intermediate station, serving both main-line buses and feeder routes. Old trunk services Main line service Feeder routes The sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portal Del Sur (TransMilenio)
Portal del Sur is one of the terminus stations of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. Location The Portal del Sur is located in the south of the city, more specifically on Autopista Sur where it meets the cemetery ''Jardines del Apogeo'' (carrera 72D). History The inauguration of the head station was made on April 15, 2006, although public space works and some mixed lanes continued until June of the same year. The portal has a cycling service for users. Beginning in September 2013, "TuLlave" travel cards work in the Portal del Sur, after months of discussions on how to start integrating the cards used in all phases of TransMilenio. Station services Old trunk services Main line service Feeder Routes The station receives the following feeder routes: * Avenida Bosa loop * Bosa Centro loop * Albán Carbonell loop * Bosa Laureles loop * Terminal Sur loop * Perdomo loop * Olarte - Timiza loop Special Services The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norte-Quito-Sur
Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur or NQS is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that crosses the city from northeast to southwest. The avenue is formed from the union of three old avenues, Avenida Ciudad de Quito, Avenida Novena, and Autopista Sur. Etymology The complete name of the road, from its end on Calle 170 until the entrance to the municipality of Soacha is ''Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur''. Along the route of these three roads, it also is known by four other names: ''Avenida Carrera Novena'', ''Carrera 30'', ''Avenida Calle 57 Sur'', and ''Troncal NQS''. Route NQS is divided into three distinct stretches, with three different names: * ''Avenida Novena'' runs through the Usaquén neighborhood in north Bogotá from north to south, parallel to the railway that joins Bogotá with the Sabana Central and Boyacá, from Calle 153. This route was lengthened to join with Carrera 30 at Calle 92, forming the northerly stretch of NQS * ''Avenida Ciudad de Quito'', also called ''Carrera 30' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E150
Caramel color or caramel coloring is a water-soluble food coloring. It is made by heat treatment of carbohydrates (sugars), in general in the presence of acids, alkalis, or salts, in a process called caramelization. It is more fully oxidized than caramel candy, and has an odor of burnt sugar and a somewhat bitter taste. Its color ranges from pale yellow to amber to dark brown. Caramel color is one of the oldest and most used food colorings for enhancing naturally occurring colors, correcting natural variations in color, and replacing color that is lost to light degradation during food processing and storage. The use of caramel color as a food additive in the brewing industry in the 19th century is the first recorded instance of it being manufactured and used on a wide scale. Caramel color is found in many commercially made foods and beverages, including batters, beer, brown bread, buns, chocolate, cookies, cough drops, spirits and liquor such as brandy, rum, and whisky, chocolat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Colombia
This article contains a list of railway stations in Colombia. Few of these stations are currently served by passenger services since the state-owned Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia) liquidated in the 1990s. This list includes systems which had been incorporated into the national system and others, and numerous stations that were served by passenger services in 1953. Some stations between Bogotá and Zipaquirá are served occasionally by Tren Turistico de la Sabana. There is currently regular daily passenger service provided by Coopsercol around Barrancabermeja. List Ferrocarril del Occidente (Opened in 1889) # Bogotá La Sabana railway station, the main station of Bogotá # a station of Puente Aranda, Bogotá Puente Aranda # Estación del Ferrocarril Fontibón, at Fontibón, Bogotá Fontibón # a station at Mosquera, Cundinamarca, Mosquera # a station at Madrid, Cundinamarca, Madrid # a station at Facatativá Ferrocarril del Sur # a station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
