Cable car · Puyo, Ecuador
Teleférico de Mera
Teleférico de Mera is a cable car near Puyo, Ecuador. It climbs 16 m over 1.68 km, from 1,121 m to 1,136 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 101 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
80/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Teleférico de Mera is scarier than 80% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 6 in Ecuador.
- Highest above the ground: about 101 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 688 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.68 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 1°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.53 km of the 1.68 km ride.
Where does it start?
Teleférico de Mera runs 1.68 km between two stations near Puyo, Ecuador: the east station at 1,121 m above sea level (1.46131° S, 78.11460° W) and the west station at 1,136 m (1.46822° S, 78.12799° W).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
Nearby lines
- Tarabita San Pedro cable car · 23.2 km away · rises 42 m
- Cable car near Palora cable car · 28.1 km away · rises 5 m
- Cable car near Banos, 1,640–1,650 m cable car · 28.4 km away · rises 10 m
- Cable car near Banos, 2,059–2,077 m cable car · 35.2 km away · rises 18 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.