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Teleferico (El)
Teleferico (El)

From here to eternity

Frente al Parque Las Heroinas
Merida,
5101

Neighborhood: Plaza de Las Heroínas

Phone: +58 274 252 5080
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One of the greatest tourist attraction in Merida and Venezuela, this is the longest (12.5 kilometres) and highest (reaching 4765 meters above sea level) cable car in the world. This extraordinary achievement of engineering was constructed between 1957 and 1960. Its 90-minute trip starts at the Barinitas Station (at 1625 meters of altitude)finally arriving at the Pico Espejo Station, 4765 meters above sea level. Every station along the way has a restaurant and observatory. Each car has a capacity for 36 people.

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the teleferico has not been in working order for about 2 years and they say it will not be up and ru...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 18 2008


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great trip
I thought Merida was a great relief from the humidity of the coastal highway route to get there. Tel...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 24 2007


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It was fab!!!!
I went as part of a months trekking and the cable car was definitely a great experince. After being ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 01 2007



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