The road toward progress passes through the rainforest.

The city of Kuala Lumpur (KL) has about 1.6 million inhabitants, and about 5 million vehicles are registered in the city or its federal territory. Despite having an efficient but underutilized public transport system, KL is undoubtedly a city in which mobility relies on private motorized vehicles. This, together with an intricate and counterintuive road system, makes KL a chaotic city, prone to air pollution and daily traffic jams.

Yet, the picture changes radically at less than eight km from the Petronas Twin Towers, iconic symbol of the city centre. Here the city leaves the ground to a thick, beautiful secondary forest and wetlands.

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