Its base is locat­ed in the Venezue­lan city of Méri­da at an alti­tude of 1,577 metres, and its ter­mi­nus is on Pico Espe­jo, at 4,765 metres. Méri­da Cable Car is a jour­ney of 12.5 kilo­me­tres, reach­ing an ele­va­tion of 4,765 meters, mak­ing it an engi­neer­ing mar­vel that is one of a kind and has over 40 years of his­to­ry.