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"I often ask students and audiences a quirky question: "What is the capital of Latin America?" Of course, it is a region of a couple dozen sovereign countries and the colonies of several empires, so there is no real capital. But if there were, I assert, it would be MIA: Miami International Airport. Specifically, the American Airlines hub at MIA is the nexus of most of the hemisphere, as illustrated in this 2002 route map." 
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France is the latest country to master the air and allow pedestrians to rise above the jams Via Stacey Jackson
Stacey Jackson's curator insight,
February 22, 2013 9:55 PM
In many cities around the world ski lifts exist for the purpose of sightseeing. But in the last decade, gondola lift systems have been built as a means of mass transportation in Latin American cities. Cable systems in Medellin, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela connect the poorest citizens in the favelas to the urban core and all of the goods and services they provide. Cable transport is a wonderful example of sustainable urban development. It is environmentally friendly, producing no carbon dioxide emissions, cost-effective, and requires little infrastructure. 
chris tobin's comment,
February 28, 2013 7:17 PM
Trams are a great mode of transportation and linkage to other systems in place however the people are complaining about the line traveling over their properties. Cable links are in the works that cross rivers and hills, are cheaper and connect to trams, buses and trains allowing about 8000 people an hour and require little infrastructure. Transportation is key to business and the economy (and tourism) and is interesting that many countries are now doing this to vamp their failing economies.
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Miami being the "capital of Latin America", is something that I never, at all would have ever thought of, because, well, it isn't really in Latin America. But, seeing this chart of the MIA really makes me think, and Miami being the "capital" now makes a lot of sense. There are so many more flights from MIA connecting to places in Latin America than to other parts of the US, and even other parts of the world. It's a little crazy to think that this airport is the "hub" of Latin America.