Living in a city can be stressful. But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease stress and get a peaceful break from busy life. The place is a protected park, or sanctuary, for hummingbirds. The park sits at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, in a place known as the Paramuno corridor. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful place for both people and birds. As the hummingbirds fly from flower to flower, some people study the animals through binoculars. Others capture pictures with cameras or phones. “Sometimes it doesn’t seem real because we are close to a city of eight million inhabitants who generate noise every day,” said Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park. His job is to mix water and sugar that is put in bird feeders along a 300-meter path. Cantor explains, “You can hear noise from the city, the generation of pollution and aggressiveness.” But, he adds, the park is a special place, like an oasis. It is a place where people can go to release stress and forget about the pressures of city life.
Title: A Park for Hummingbirds Provides Peace for Busy Colombians
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hummingbirds.</span> <span data-start-time='22146' data-end-time='34313'>The park sits at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, in a place known as the Paramuno corridor. </span> <span data-start-time='34313' data-end-time='44188'>The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful place for both people and birds.</span> <span data-start-time='44188' data-end-time='54250'>As the hummingbirds fly from flower to flower, some people study the animals through binoculars. </span> <span data-start-time='54250' data-end-time='60813'>Others capture pictures with cameras or phones.</span> <span data-start-time='60813' data-end-time='77813'>“Sometimes it doesn’t seem real because we are close to a city of eight million inhabitants who generate noise every day,” said Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park. </span> <span data-start-time='77813' data-end-time='87063'>His job is to mix water and sugar that is put in bird feeders along a 300-meter path.</span> <span data-start-time='87063' data-end-time='96792'>Cantor explains, “You can hear noise from the city, the generation of pollution and aggressiveness.”</span> <span data-start-time='96792' data-end-time='103813'> But, he adds, the park is a special place, like an oasis.</span> <span data-start-time='103813' data-end-time='112938'> It is a place where people can go to release stress and forget about the pressures of city life.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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