World's highest urban cable car proves 'a success'
5 August 2014 Last updated at 07:17 ET
World's highest urban cable car proves 'a success'
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The cabins can hold up to 10 people and reach a height of more than 4,000m above sea level [/font]
The state-run company operating the world's highest urban cable car in Bolivia says its first two months in operation have been a success.
Mi Teleferico's chief executive said it had exceeded its goal of making eight million bolivianos ($1.2m; £685,000) in the first 60 days.
The cable car connects the capital, La Paz, with the nearby city of El Alto, high in the Andes mountains.
More than two million people have used it since its inauguration on 30 May.
"We've already surpassed our most optimistic financial forecast," chief executive Cesar Dockweiler said.
The cable car was built by an Austrian company at a cost of $234m and financed by the government of President Evo Morales.
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President Evo Morales tried out the new cable car on the day it was inaugurated [/font]
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