epa11006087 People travel in the Quito subway in Quito, Ecuador, 01 December 2023. The Quito Metro, Ecuador's first subway transportation system built by the Spanish company Acciona at a cost of more than 2 billion dollars, started operations after a suspended partial start-up attempt in May 2023. The citizens of the Ecuadorian capital can use this transportation system that travels through the city from north to south on a 22.5-kilometer route with fifteen stations. EPA/JOSE JACOME