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One of the longest cable cars in the world was inaugurated in Colombia
26 de enero de 2009
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President Alvaro Uribe Vélez was present near Bucaramanga, in eastern Colombia, to inaugurate one of the longest cable cars in the world, with 6,3 kilometers.
According to Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, the Chicamocha cable car is the longest in its kind in the world. It was built by a French and Colombian consortium and it travels at 6 meters per second. One journey lasts approximately 20 minutes.