Simplify the following text for a Grade 14 native English-speaking person.
Original: The opening of the Tunnel of the West ( which reduces the time and the distance between the locality and MedellÃ n ) in 2006 has allowed hundreds of tourists to arrive each weekend , stimulating the vocation of the vicinity as a summer vacation site .
Simplified: The opening of the Tunnel of the West ( which shortens the time and the distance between the locality and MedellÃ n ) in 2006 has allowed hundreds of tourists to come each weekend , stimulating the vocation of the vicinity as a summer vacation site .