Gondola · Caras, Peru
Gondola near Caras, 3,275–4,861 m
Gondola near Caras, 3,275–4,861 m is a gondola near Caras, Peru. It climbs 1,586 m over 3.77 km, from 3,275 m to 4,861 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 91 m above the ground.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola near Caras, 3,275–4,861 m is near Caras, Peru, at 3,275 m above sea level (9.04379° S, 77.73527° W). From there it runs 3.77 km up to the top station at 4,861 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, 3,263–4,765 m gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 1,503 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Yungay, 3,701–3,831 m cable car · 8.8 km away · rises 130 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Yungay, 3,698–4,794 m cable car · 9.4 km away · rises 1,096 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 4,003–4,781 m cable car · 11.4 km away · rises 778 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 4,017–4,631 m cable car · 13.6 km away · rises 614 m
- Teleférico Huascarán, Ranrahirca, 3,140–4,006 m cable car · 13.7 km away · rises 866 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Some pylons of this line are probably missing from OpenStreetMap, so the cable is drawn too low in places. 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.