Bolivarian Cable Car of Petare, the largest barrio in South America from where Axis of Logic reported on the December, 2006 presidential elections. (See more photos of Venezuela's New Railway System Below)

The Bolivarian government continues strengthening a comfortable and fast mass transportation system for the Venezuelan citizens, affirmed President Hugo Chávez on November 4 as he unveiled the founding plate of the Bolivarian Cable Car of Petare, a barrio located in the Sucre Municipality, Caracas’ east.

The Bolivarian Cable Car of Petare will be part of the Metro system and it will benefit 100,000 people.

The investment made in this transportation system, which wil be finished in October 2011, amounts to US $ 300 million.

The Venezuela president stressed that this project “does not have political colors.”

“None of the projects promoted by the Venezuelan government does (have political colors); they will benefit all Venezuelans and all social classes.”

President Chávez added that “in this moment we are building several hundred kilometers of railways, as well as subways, cable cars, trolley-cars (…) These mass transportation systems are a solution to the traffic problem in Caracas.”

In this sense, he affirmed that the capitalist system, where each person pretends to have a car, is not sustainable sine it threatens the planet’s life.

As President Chávez referred to the priorities of the Bolivarian government, he explained that what’s important is to fight for equality, one of the goals of these transportation systems.

The Venezuelan president said that insecurity is part of the priorities, but he highlighted that “we can not separate insecurity from the rest of the issues. It’s a social and cultural problems caused by inequalities. Capitalism is the kingdom of injustice and the kingdom of violence.”

Venezuelan Ministry of Information and Communication (MINCI)

The following photos and notes about Venezuela's National Railway System are added by Axis of Logic

Train in station at Cua. First leg of the new national railway system completed in October 2006, from Cua to Caracas. This is the first railway system in Venezuela for 70 years. (more photos below)

Building a national railway system through Venezuela's mountainous terrain is a monumental task

A typical scene, driving the autopista from La Victoria, west to Valencia. This leg of the system is scheduled for completion in 2011

From the autopista, one can view many scenes like this one revealing vigorous, ongoing construction of Venezuela's new railway system.

Commuters entering a Caracas Metro Station in Venezuela's underground

Passengers waiting for a train in one of the modern stations in Caracas

The new Metro in Los Teques, a city about one hour south of Caracas, completed in 2006.

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