Traffic jams are a common sight in La Paz, the Andean city that is the seat of the Bolivian government. If you look closely, you will see that almost every second car in this photo either is a taxi or a mini-van used for public transport. Since there is a difference in elevation of about 1.000 metres between the lowest point of La Paz and the highest point of El Alto, the sister city of La Paz, the city highway is quite steep and getting from one point to another takes a long time by car.

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To improve the public transport, the local government has recently introduced a system of cable cars that provide a fast and convenient way of travelling between different places around the city.
When I visited Bolivia in 2015, there were three cable car lines across the city; meanwhile, two more have opened. La Paz now has the biggest cable car system in the world.

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With a price of 3 Bolivian Pesos equaling about 0,44 US-Dollars, riding the cable cars is really cheap by western standards and still affordable for Bolivians.
Thanks to the excellent system of cable cars, traffic jams like in the first photo can be avoided for many routes already. With 6 more lines scheduled to open in La Paz, the government-run company Mi Teleférico continues to build cable cars for other cities in Bolivia.

^{90mm, f6.3, 1/200; Click on image to enlarge}

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The camera I used for these photos is a Sony A37 (APS-C) with a Sony DT 18-135 mm F3,5–5,6 SAM lens.

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