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Manufacture of electromechanical equipment for the cable car system finished and the 80% is already in the project
- Manufacture of 100% of electromechanical equipment finished in France.
- The remaining equipment will arrive in April. Some of them are on their way and/or in Customs Office in Paita port.
- Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva, inspected the progress of the construction.
Tingo Nuevo, March 11th, 2016; Telecabinas Kuelap, the concessionaire formed by the Peruvian construction company ICCGSA (Ingenieros Civiles Contratistas Generales S.A.) and the French company POMA, informed that electromechanical equipment for the construction of the most important touristic project of Amazonas, the Kuelap Cable Car System, was totally manufactured and the 80% is already in the project.
Among the equipment that has arrived to be installed, there are 26 cabins, 23 line towers (pylons), pulleys, anchors, motors, set of cables of the line system, drive station of departure platform and return station of arrival platform. It is estimated that the last delivery of equipment will arrive in April.
The recognized experience of ICCGSA and POMA will allow to have a safe, modern, fast and comfortable cable car system that will go through around 4,000 meters in 20 minutes. The climb will be progressive from 2,000 meters above sea level (Departure platform) to 3,000 meters above sea level (Arrival platform) which will give us a panoramic view of the area.
“Telecabinas Kuelap is working together with the Government to make real this project and to improve the tourism of the great archeological complex of Kuelap by protecting the environment and guarantying the highest safety and quality standards of its operations”, declared Jorge Ordonez, Manager of Telecabinas Kuelap concessionaire, during the inspection of Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva.
By now, among works performed in the project and electromechanical equipment installed, 50% of the project investment worth is performed.
The cable car system will be prepared to receive a transport capacity of 1000 passengers per hour (at peak hours). The maximum speed of the cable car system will be 6 meters per second. This modern transportation will be controlled through a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) automation system that will ensure a good performance of the system and safety for passengers during the trip.
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