After 9 months of inactivity Puerto Plata Cable Car will open again to the public March 10th
PUERTO PLATA.- The Puerto Plata Cable Car will open to the public next Thursday, March 10, after completing the maintenance and updating process of its operating system. The Teleferico in Puerto Plata completed nine months of inactivity after suffering a mechanical mishap in May 2021 and will restart its operations after the placement of the rescue metal cable that will give the funicular greater safety.
Last Sunday, the general manager of the Puerto Plata Cable Car, Atahualpa Paulino, received from the engineer Gustavo Mejía, representative of the Colombian company Inteckno, the international certification that gives the endorsement to comply with international demands, tour operators, and the general public. Paulino thanked God and the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, for all the official support provided through the Ministers of Tourism; David Collado and Administrative of the Presidency; José Ignacio Paliza, in addition to the great work done by the engineers, administrative staff and all the collaborators of the cable car. There was a meeting held with the media, where the engineers Gustavo Mejía, Freddy Fernández, and Rafael Fernández gave the technical report on the multiple tests carried out satisfactorily after the repair of the Cable Car, which is one of the main tourist attractions of San Felipe de Puerto Plata.
Source: Puerto Plata Digital
Mar 8, 2022
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