Teleferico de Orizaba

Orizaba, Mexico, is a designated Pueblo Mágico (meaning it has been recognized by the Mexican government for its “magical” qualities). Visitors are drawn to its colonial buildings, cultural preservation, and Cerro del Borrego, a peak reached by this family of bright, outgoing teleféricos, or cable cars.

The maiden voyage embarked in 2013. American, Colombian, and locally trained engineers worked together to design and construct what is now one of the highest, smoothest, and most vibrant cable-run lifts in Mexico.

One of these multicolored cars takes you on the half-mile journey from the river-adjacent Plaza Pichucalco to the top of Cerro del Borrego in just under six minutes.

If you reach Cerro del Borrego on a weekend in May, be sure—or prepared—to admire costumed locals re-creating a late-nineteenth century military battle, dressed in full attire as vivid as the cable car that brought you there.

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