Gondola · Caras, Peru
Gondola near Caras, 3,263–4,765 m
Gondola near Caras, 3,263–4,765 m is a gondola near Caras, Peru. It climbs 1,503 m over 3.83 km, from 3,263 m to 4,765 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
68/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondola near Caras, 3,263–4,765 m is scarier than 68% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 3 of 7 in Peru.
- Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 3.00 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 430 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 208 m of the 3.83 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola near Caras, 3,263–4,765 m is near Caras, Peru, at 3,263 m above sea level (9.03911° S, 77.74065° W). From there it runs 3.83 km up to the top station at 4,765 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Gondola near Caras, 3,275–4,861 m gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 1,586 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Yungay, 3,701–3,831 m cable car · 10.6 km away · rises 130 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Yungay, 3,698–4,794 m cable car · 11.3 km away · rises 1,096 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 4,003–4,781 m cable car · 13.3 km away · rises 778 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 4,017–4,631 m cable car · 15.5 km away · rises 614 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 3,140–4,006 m cable car · 15.5 km away · rises 866 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.