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Spanish engineer and inventor Leonardo Torres Quevedo erected the world's first cable car suitable for passenger transport in 1907.
Montaña Suiza
At the Spanish amusement park Monte Igueldo, you can ride on the Scenic Railway, a nearly 100-year-old forerunner of the modern rollercoaster.
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