Alausí

Chimborazo Province · Ecuador

Alausí, Ecuador
Photo: Jen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September for clear mountain views
Budget
$
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A small railway town tucked into a gorge of the southern Andes, watched over by a giant statue of Saint Peter on a bluff. Its pastel arcaded main street retains an early 1900s feel, and it is the traditional boarding point for the switchback rail descent of the Devil's Nose.

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