Name: From 36 hours to 40 minutes: Peruvian captain's Water Bus transforms river travel
Uploaded: 2026-11-14T18:19:43+08:00
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Description: Freyder Caldas Cierto ferries villagers along Peru's Huallaga River for EGH, operator of the Chaglla Hydropower Plant. Since 2015, the free community boat service has served five villages — turning a day-and-a-half-long mule ride into a 40-minute trip. A Chinese-operated project connecting riverside lives, one trip at a time!

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Freyder Caldas Cierto ferries villagers along Peru's Huallaga River for EGH, operator of the Chaglla Hydropower Plant. Since 2015, the free community boat service has served five villages — turning a day-and-a-half-long mule ride into a 40-minute trip. A Chinese-operated project connecting riverside lives, one trip at a time!

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From 36 hours to 40 minutes: Peruvian captain's "Water Bus" transforms river travel