The opening of the repaired "Telef?rico," the cable car that goes up Isabel de Torres Mountain to a park at the top offering a beautiful panorama of Puerto Plata, has been postponed. The opening was originally envisioned for today, in time for the traditionally heavy influx of tourists into PP. Its Administrator, Danilo Hiraldo, blamed the delay on the Public Works and Tourism Ministries, which are in charge of fixing the cable car and renovations to the park. He said that renovations have not been finished and have actually been suspended in recent weeks. The cable car itself has been ready to operate since October 1998. The car went out of service in August 1996 when a fire destroyed its controls. No new opening date has been set yet.
