Changes: a cargo tram

Everything is Carried Taquile is an island; everything comes by boat. And everywhere is uphill from the port. When we arrived this time we were met by good friends to help us bring all our cargo: luggage and food. We always say "everything is carried from the boat." It's hard work up steep rock paths.

But this year, one of the first things we found was a gondola for cargo. It comes from the Salacancha Port up to just before the plaza. Normally passengers would never ride on it, but it does take heavy cargo.

The gondola was introduced when the big electrification project needed to haul up lots of heavy cement and other construction materials. (More about that in another post.) It was moved a couple of times, and when the project was finished, sold to Alex, who was building his own structure up near the plaza. He charges a fee to bring cargo up the steep hill. We didn’t use the gondola because we live in the other direction but we did hire a small motor boat to bring some of our heaviest cargo around to the little Kolino dock closer to our house.