Zacatecas Cablecar

The Zacatecas Cable Car is officially the Teleférico de Zacatecas. It's one of the premier ways to experience the crooked, twisting streets, hills, alleys, and baffling byways of the capital of Zacatecas. Spread out below, it's even more magnificent. Covering a span of some 650 meters, at a height of some 85 meters, the cable car whisks visitors from the Cerro del Grillo, well across the way, to the famously inaccessible - but visible from everywhere - Cerro de la Bufa.

The Cerro de la Buffa is home to a military museum. It's in part of the old Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio, the Our Lady of Protection church, the first hermitage built in Zacatecas. There's also an artisan market, and perhaps obviously, a bunch of unbeatable look out points. There are also monuments to the Revolutionary war generals, and some truly scary zip lines, for those who still couldn't get enough.   

The cable car officially opened in 1979 as the first of its kind in Mexico. It's grown to be one of the iconic experiences of any visit to Zacatecas. In 2018 it was completely renovated and reopened with seven more modern gondolas. One even has a glass floor for the completely fearless.

Fares for the trip range from $50 to $160 pesos, depending on the type of route. The cable car is about a little more than ten minutes walk from the Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral area. You should expect to climb a good deal just to get to the cable car station, including on public stairways and sloped streets. Along the way, the El Edén Mine offers relief on extra hot days but a ride on the cable car is one of the indispensable treats of every trip to Zacatecas. Don't miss it.

Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., High seasons, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.