- One of Bogot's signature tourist destinations is theMonserrate.
- However, the famed cable car that brings you to the top of the mountain was out of commission the day I went.
- I went via funicular instead.
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I took a 90-year-old funicular 10,300 feet above sea level in Bogotá — here’s what it was like
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In mountainous Colombia, many urban people live in the hills surrounding the cities. That makes it challenging for them to commute to jobs in the city centers.
Colombia is flush with cable cars and they aren't just pretty tourist features either.
Bogot and Medelln both have integrated cable cars into their public transit.
So when I visited Bogot, I was excited to take a cable car for the view and the experience.
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Unfortunately, the cable car was out of commission after a breaking accident on the car left 28 injured around Christmas of 2018. I visited less than a month after the accident.
Here's what it was like to take a funicular to one of Bogot's famous tourist destination instead:
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