PANACHI cable car will be ready by December

jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:06:

http://www.vanguardia.com/2008/6/21/eco3.htm#

Obras del teleférico han avanzado en un 60%
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En diciembre será abierto al servicio el teleférico que comunica La Mesa de los Santos con el Parque Nacional del Chicamocha.

Así lo confirmó ayer el gerente de la Corporación Parque Nacional del Chicamocha, Carlos Fernando Sánchez, durante la instalación de las pilonas que sostendrán el servicio de transporte aéreo de pasajeros.

Ayer, ante la mirada de los visitantes que se encontraban en el Parque, un helicóptero MI de fabricación rusa comenzó a instalar las secciones con las que se construirán 10 de las 39 bases que integran la estructura por la que se tenderá el cable para desplazar las cabinas.

Según Benjamín Dumesme, director del proyecto, y representante de la empresa francesa encargada del diseño del sistema y del suministro de los equipos electromecánicos importados, señaló que a pesar de que la obra se encuentra adelantada entre un 50 y 60%, no se podrá entregar en septiembre como estaba establecido, por los retrasos que se tuvieron en las obras civiles.

“Tuvimos un retraso de tres meses debido a las dificultades que se presentaron en la estabilización de los taludes, pero después hemos avanzado de manera significativa�, señaló Dunesmed.

Características del teleférico

Es un teleférico tipo monocable desenganchable, con capacidad para transportar 39 góndolas completamente panorámicas para ocho pasajeros sentados.

La velocidad de desplazamiento es de cinco metros por segundo.

Cada trayecto demora un tiempo promedio de 20 minutos y el valor del recorrido completo será de $20.000 por persona.

Tendrá tres estaciones, en la Mesa de los Santos, otra en el Parque y una más en el río Chicamocha.

La obra

En septiembre de 2007, se inició el contrato de obra para la construcción, suministro, montaje y puesta en funcionamiento del sistema de transporte aéreo teleférico en el Cañón del Chicamocha.

El contrato se hizo por un valor de $33.995.181.353. El contratista de la obra es la Unión Temporal PTI, y Pomagalski Termotécnica – INGSAS. La interventoría de la obra está a cargo de Interpro LTDA.

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:08:

"To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so."Robert Orben

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:12:

"To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so."Robert Orben

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:14:

The helicopter charges U$5,000 / hour according to El Tiempo

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:16:

These were pictures taken from Vanguardia. Look at that view !!

Características Generales del Teleférico

Sistema: continuo, monocable, bidireccional, con agarradera desmontable y cabinas cerradas.
Extensión: 6.3 kilómetros
Desnivel: 500msm a 1684 msm
Cabinas: 38
Estaciones: 3. Estación de la Mesa de los Santos, Estación Río chicamocha, Estación Parque.
Pasajeros por Cabina: 8
Velocidad: 5 a 6 metros/segundo
Capacidad: 500 pasajeros en una hora.
Terminación de la obra: septiembre de 2008

Os it leaves the park at 1700 meters goes down to the river and then go up again to la Mesa de los Santos.
Cost of ride will be 20,000

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 21, 2008, 12:21:

It is on El Tiempo today too:

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/oriente/2008-06-21/con-un-helicoptero...

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vicshere says on Jun 21, 2008, 17:55:

jorge I think the whole project was and is a waste of good money....its nothing but a monument to the outgoing governor....they probably could have improved the roads through Santander which would have helped the tourism more that this eye sore at the top of a naturally beautiful mountain...which will never pay for itself let alone the people who work there

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adrimm says on Jun 21, 2008, 22:39:

I do agree that there need to be better roads (namely paving the roads that go the small villages), but that does seem to be happening. The road to my mother's home-village is 1/2 way paved.... and it is doing wonders for the local cottage industries. Personally I think that Colombia would be better off gradually building, with whatever it takes (tunneling, trestleing), direct fast-rail connections, a la Swiss style. The existing highways are soo tortous and windy that I don't think their routes will ever meet the commercial and commuting demand that the country will be increasingly be faced with... or for that matter be truly safe for non-local drivers. With fuel costs going the way they are Colombia would be silly to invest in more roads, I don't believe there will ever be more than 50% of the population driving so clearly car-alternatives will matter alot.

Parkwise Panache may not pay for itself, but if international tourism in Colombia continues to climb, and Santander continues courting it, it can become "one more reason" to go. Other businesses in the area will also benefit from people passing through. Also from what I understand the resort-hotel going adjacent to the park will be a 5 *, so they may be able to recoup some $$ there.

From what I understand (my uncle is really into "caminatas" ) there are already hiking trails in the area , so what Santander would need to do is market the "disney-fied mountain experience" **and** the "natural mountain experience" to try and grab both ends of the spectrum and everyone in between...

The only concern I have is that the park be well maintained. I remember visiting parque Jaime Duque outside of Bogota in the early 1990s and at the time, the buildings hadn't been kept well, it was pretty dreary and the effect entirely lost.

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vicshere says on Jun 22, 2008, 04:58:

adrim the big IF we will have to wait and see

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