People have been utilizing zip lines that cross the Rio Negro canyon in various Colombian towns for decades as an uncommon means of getting from one community to the next.

For years, Acacias, Meta residents have utilized the zip lines to get between the villages. Recent footage of the villagers using it has become widely popular.

‘There are two fixed ropes—one that goes and the other that comes back.’ They use a periscope to steer them and a makeshift harness to guide them, according to the videographer’s post on ViralHog. To apply the breaks, a triangular piece of wood with a few metal components is utilized.

To apply the breaks, a triangular piece of wood with a few metal components is utilized. The rope, which is roughly 50 years old, 800 meters long, and 300 meters high, is used to move everything.

From food to small animals and even youngsters wearing backpacks, according to the cameraman. The journey takes only 30 seconds one way and spares the locals 2 to 3 hours of walking.

One of the towns, Los Pinos, has families who have been fighting for years to have their own instructor so that their kids don’t have to ride the perilous zip line. The ‘nios del cable’ were the subject of a 2011 Wise Channel Learning World film.

The ziplines, as amazing as they are as a form of transportation, are regarded by many as unsafe and are not without debate. However, despite requests to remove the cords, the ropes have persisted.

The Associated Press was informed by the mayor of Guayabetal in 2015 that one of the reasons the ziplines have not been taken down is because of local militia groups.

The cables are used by the armed groups to move men and equipment. The cables are still in place as of 2021, despite attempts to remove them appearing to have failed.

According to the Associated Press, this section of ravine has a total of roughly 12 cables connected. Around 400 people frequently use them to get from their homes to the towns.