Cable cars hang, suspended high in the air. Below them, it’s chaos! People, buildings, and webs of roads cover the mountainsides and a deep, wide valley. Welcome to La Paz, Bolivia! Here, a ride through the sky carries people above the crowded mountain city.

At almost 12,000 feet above sea level, La Paz is the highest capital city in the world. And it has the highest, longest cable car system in the world.

Now the city has added another line of cable cars to the system. This is great news for commuters who depend on the cable cars for transportation. As more and more people move to the city, the winding, scattered, and unplanned roadways are thick with traffic jams. A quick ride above the city makes sense to people who want to get around. The new line connects poorer parts of La Paz to richer parts. A ride on the line takes just 11 minutes.

A cable car is a vehicle suspended on a cable. In Bolivia, cable cars run on electricity and solar power, not gas. Using the system reduces pollution. Riders don’t have to worry about road accidents.

The 10 routes in the system have 1,396 cable cars floating through the sky at 11 miles per hour. That’s enough to move 13,000 people at the same time! And every day, 150,000 people ride the cable cars. The system is reliable, safe, faster than traveling on the roads, and costs passengers less than riding a bus.

The cable car lines run back and forth between the city’s major attractions. In fact, the cable car system IS one of the city’s major attractions. Every ride provides stunning views of the mountains, valley, and the busy streets below.

How high will Bolivians go to zig-zag around their busy capital city? At up to 13,000 feet above sea level, it looks like the sky’s the limit. There is nothing like this cable car system the world! Wouldn’t a cable car make a great place to praise the Lord?

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! ― Psalm 148:1