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City in La Paz, Bolivia.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Surprising Success of Gondola Transit Systems | Wendover Productions | subject | La Paz is presented as a humble capital whose steep canyon geography led to a gondola network (Melopherico) of 10 lines that carried some 520 million passengers in its first decade. |
The Surprising Success of Gondola Transit Systems — Wendover Productions (2025)
Source: Original
The city is spread across steeprugged terrain within a canyon whereelevation ranges from 9,000 ft, or 2,700m, to 12,000 ft, or 3,600 m.
- Role: subject
- In the video: La Paz is presented as a humble capital whose steep canyon geography led to a gondola network (Melopherico) of 10 lines that carried some 520 million passengers in its first decade. The text says it cut commutes and needs no operating subsidy.
- Why it matters: The canyon terrain is the reason gondolas make sense; the case study anchors the whole video.