Gondola · Potosi, Colombia
Teleférico de Las Lajas
Teleférico de Las Lajas is a gondola near Potosi, Colombia. It climbs 217 m over 1.33 km, from 2,639 m to 2,856 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 101 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
74/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Teleférico de Las Lajas is scarier than 74% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 26 in Colombia.
- Highest above the ground: about 101 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 517 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 343 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 149 m of the 1.33 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico de Las Lajas is near Potosi, Colombia, at 2,639 m above sea level (0.80653° N, 77.58639° W). From there it runs 1.33 km up to the top station at 2,856 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 20 min
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.