To walk from the apartment to the nearest Costco, a distance of a little over a mile, takes about a half hour. The last portion of the walk takes me parallel to a tangled network of highways that includes the elevated "Anillo Periférico" (Peripheral Ring). Fortunately, there is a bridge where pedestrians can cross over this mess.
Last week, on my latest walk to Costco, I noticed that the columns supporting the elevated highway were covered with plants... vertical gardens, surely connected to irrigation tubes that keep the vegetation watered.
Had I not noticed these urban gardens on my previous walks here? Or are they brand new, a part of the city's manic rush to beautify the city prior to the World Cup? I really don't think it is possible to turn this concrete jungle of highways into a beauty spot, but (if they maintain these gardens) there is certainly nothing wrong with adding some more oxygen to the air.
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