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Apr 05, 2017
Mi Teleférico, Photo of the Week

Photo (Plus Video) of the Week: Línea Azul Soars Above El Alto

Gracias #ElAlto por tan por compartir con nosotros esta inmensa alegría de encaminar un futuro lleno de posibilidades y progreso. Dimos "El Gran Salto Azul"…¡histórico y emocionante! #MiTeleférico #Bolivia #Blue #CableCar A post shared by Mi Teleférico (@miteleferico) on Mar 25, 2017 at 5:24pm PDT —

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Mar 27, 2017
Mi Teleférico

La Paz-El Alto: Two More Cable Transit Lines Set to Open in 2017

For Gondola Project readers and La Paz-El Alto residents, the recent inauguration of the Blue Line (Spanish: Línea Azul) is probably still very fresh in mind. While the excitement has barely subsided, it might be easy to forget that the Blue Line is just the first of three Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems that are scheduled to open...

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Mar 07, 2017
Mi Teleférico

Blue Line (Línea Azul) Transports 41,000 Passengers In One Day

La Paz-El Alto’s newest Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) system, the Blue Line (Línea Azul), opened for passenger service last Friday and has already surpassed initial projections during its maiden voyage. During the weekend, the urban cable car hit a peak day ridership of 41,000 persons and has directly boosted passenger levels on the Red Line (Línea Roja) by...

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Mar 03, 2017
Mi Teleférico

La Paz Opens City’s Longest Mass Transit Urban Gondola: Blue Line (Línea Azul)

March 3, 2017 marks a very special day not only in the highlands of Bolivia but in the world of Cable Propelled Transit (CPT). Known on social media as the “Great Blue Leap” (Spanish: #ElGrandSaltoAzul), the 5-station Blue Line (Spanish: Línea Azul) was officially opened for passenger service. The CPT system, built by Doppelmayr, is...

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Jan 20, 2017
Mi Teleférico, Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Mi Teleférico

😍😍😍 #miteleferico.. Perfect for #landscape_lovers 😉 #Fabulous photo by @_rhysward 👏👏👏 let's #explorelapaz together 📷😎😊 #amazingview #thingstodo #thingstosee #lapazbolivia #lapazcity #thisisbolivia #estoesbolivia #unboliviable #naturelovers#illimani #nature_perfection #mountains #Bolivia #placetogo #placetobe A photo posted by Explore La Paz – Bolivia (@explorelapaz) on Jan 10, 2017 at 9:13am PST Nosso amor nas alturas! #bolivia #lapaz #miteleferico #momentostensos #tarapidodemaisamor...

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Oct 19, 2016
Mi Teleférico, System Dossier

System Dossier: Mi Teleferico (La Paz-El Alto Cable Car)

The Bolivian city of La Paz provides a model as to how cable propelled transit can be incorporated successfully into an urban environment. The sprawling metro was subject to a highly inefficient transit system unable to handle growing user demand. Additionally, the chaotic traffic on the roads produced harmful noise and air pollution. Working together,...

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Jul 26, 2016
Mi Teleférico

Drone Lays Cable for White Line (Linea Blanca)

Last Friday marked another impressive milestone for the rapidly growing urban cable car network in La Paz, Bolivia. With the help of a drone, a guide cable was strung across section 2 (between Plaza Villarroel station and Plaza Triangular station) of the White Line (Spanish: Linea Blanca). This task was completed ahead of schedule in just...

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Jul 18, 2016
Mi Teleférico

La Paz Announces New Urban Cable Car: Sky Blue Line (Linea Celeste)

This past week, President Evo Morales announced the development of another urban cable car on the Mi Teleferico. The Sky Blue Line (Spanish: Linea Celeste) will be the eighth gondola alignment in the city’s phase two plans, which effectively makes it the 11th line of the entire Doppelmayr-built cable car network. Similar to the Purple Line,...

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Apr 27, 2016
Mi Teleférico

Numbers Don’t Lie: La Paz’s Cable Car Report (Mi Teleférico)

This past week, the Mi Teleférico (English: My Cable Car) network in La Paz-El Alto, Bolivia celebrated its 2nd birthday in grand fashion with music and live performances. Despite its relatively short existence, the world’s largest network of urban cable cars has reached heights never achieved before by any other gondola line (figuratively speaking, the record...

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Apr 25, 2016