I didn’t know what an “estrado” was so I looked it up and found the following explanation in: http://www.colombianlifestyle.com/7-easy-steps-finding-best-rentals-medellin/
Is this a fairly good description?
Is this system used in other cities?
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If you look at a map of Medellin, you can see it sits in a long valley. Residential properties are classified according to their socioeconomic position within certain sections of the city. These sections are called estrados and they’re scored as 1 – 6. The higher the number, the more affluent the area.
Properties in lower estrados pay lower rates for electric, water, gas, telephone, TV, and internet. Those in higher estrados pay more. In similar fashion, there is a correlation between the price for an apartment and the estrado it sits within.
Foreign neighborhoods – those with frequently spoken English and more typical goods and services – are within estrados 4 – 6.
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Is this a fairly good description?
Is this system used in other cities?
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If you look at a map of Medellin, you can see it sits in a long valley. Residential properties are classified according to their socioeconomic position within certain sections of the city. These sections are called estrados and they’re scored as 1 – 6. The higher the number, the more affluent the area.
Properties in lower estrados pay lower rates for electric, water, gas, telephone, TV, and internet. Those in higher estrados pay more. In similar fashion, there is a correlation between the price for an apartment and the estrado it sits within.
Foreign neighborhoods – those with frequently spoken English and more typical goods and services – are within estrados 4 – 6.
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