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- One of Bogotá's signature tourist destinations is the Monserrate.
- However, the famed cable car that brings you to the top of the mountain was out of commission the day I went.
- I went via funicular instead.
Colombia is flush with cable cars - and they aren't just pretty tourist features either.
Bogotá and Medellín both have integrated cable cars into their public transit.
So when I visited Bogotá, I was excited to take a cable car for the view and the experience.
Unfortunately, the cable car was out of commission after a breaking accident on the car left 28 injured around Christmas of 2018. I visited less than a month after the accident.
Here's what it was like to take a funicular to one of Bogotá's famous tourist destination instead: