Ferrocarril Central Andino

Lima and Junín · Peru

Ferrocarril Central Andino, Peru
Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Good to know

Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

This is one of the highest railways in the world, climbing from Lima over an Andean pass through dozens of tunnels and bridges. Engineering feats such as zigzag switchbacks let it ascend the steep terrain.

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