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Ticlio
Ticlio (or Anticona) is a mountain pass and the highest point (4,818 m or 15,807 ft) of the Central Highway of Peru (km 120), located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. It used to be a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) in Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway junction in the world. The railway now crosses the pass through the nearby Galera Summit Tunnel at a lower elevation of 4,783 m (15,692 ft) and enters a different valley than the highway on the eastern side of the pass. Overview Ticlio Station lies at km 171 of the standard gauge FCCA about 2 km (1.2 miles) from the highway summit at the western end of Galera Summit Tunnel. From 1893 to 1921, it was the junction for the now-closed branch to Morococha. FCCA is an active freight and passenger line (FCCA offers several tourist trips per month from Lima to Huancayo). On the railway approach to Ticlio from the directio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticlio Railway Pass
Ticlio (or Anticona) is a mountain pass and the highest point (4,818 m or 15,807 ft) of the Central Highway of Peru (km 120), located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. It used to be a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) in Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway junction in the world. The railway now crosses the pass through the nearby Galera Summit Tunnel at a lower elevation of 4,783 m (15,692 ft) and enters a different valley than the highway on the eastern side of the pass. Overview Ticlio Station lies at km 171 of the standard gauge FCCA about 2 km (1.2 miles) from the highway summit at the western end of Galera Summit Tunnel. From 1893 to 1921, it was the junction for the now-closed branch to Morococha. FCCA is an active freight and passenger line (FCCA offers several tourist trips per month from Lima to Huancayo). On the railway approach to Ticlio from the direction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anticona
Anticona (possibly from Quechua for metals or minerals, the inhabitants of the rainforest or the Andes), also called ''Ticlio'', is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District, and in the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Jun� ..., Yauli Province, Morococha District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region) Anticona lies between the Ticlio mountain pass in the southwest and Yanashinga in the northeast, northwest of a lake named Huacracocha. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicla District
Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country .... Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) See also * Tiktiqucha * Yuraqmayu References {{coord, 11.7050, S, 76.2686, W, source:wikidata, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huarochirí Province
Huarochirí Province (in hispanicized spelling) or Waruchiri is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area. Geography The La Viuda and Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ranges and the ''Cordillera de la Corte'' traverse the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Paryaqaqa at above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) Political division The province is divided into thirty-two districts. * Matucana ( Matucana) (seat) * Antioquia ( Antioquia) * Callahuanca ( Callahuanca) * Carampoma ( Carampoma) * Chicla ( Chicla) * Cuenca ( San José de los Chorillos) * Huachupampa ( San Lorenzo de Huachupampa) * Huanza ( Huanza) * Huarochirí ( Huarochirí) * Lahuaytambo ( Lahuaytambo) * Langa ( Langa) * Laraos (Laraos) * Mariatana ( Mariatana) * Ricardo Palma (Ricardo Palma) * San Andrés de Tupicocha ( San A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Peru
Rail transport in Peru has a varied history. Peruvian rail transport has never formed a true network, primarily comprising separate lines running inland from the coast and built according to freight need rather than passenger need. Many Peruvian railroad lines owe their origins to contracts granted to United States entrepreneurs Henry Meiggs and W. R. Grace and Company but the mountainous nature of Peru made expansion slow and much of the surviving mileage is of twentieth-century origin. It was also challenging to operate, especially in the age of the steam locomotive. In the latter part of the 1880s, the principal public railways, the Central and Southern, with others, passed to the control of the Peruvian Corporation, registered in London and controlled by Americans Michael and William R. Grace. In 1972 they were nationalized as Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú (ENAFER), but this survived as an operator only until 1999 when most surviving lines were privatized. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
Yuraqqucha (Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''qucha'' lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Yuraccocha'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informa .... Yuraqqucha lies northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha, the Antikuna mountain pass and the peak of Antikuna. Anta Q'asa, Sillaqaqa, Inka Kancha and Pukaqucha are situated west, southwest and northwest of Yuraqqucha. The mountain is named after a little lake south of it. It lies in the Chicla District at . References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region Lakes of Peru Lakes of Lima Region {{LimaR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrocarril Central Andino
Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) is the consortium which operates the Ferrovías Central railway in Peru linking the Pacific port of Callao and the capital Lima with Huancayo and Cerro de Pasco. As one of the Trans-Andean Railways it is the second highest in the world constructed by the Polish engineer Ernest Malinowski in 1871–1876. After a period of operation by the nationalized entity Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú (ENAFER), in July 1999 the government awarded a divisible consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) of Pittsburgh, and Lorenzo Sousa's Peruval Corp who was awarded the South and South east railways, a concession to operate the former Ferrocarril del Centro for 30 years. Investors in Ferrocarril Central Andino include RDC, Juan Olaechea & Company, Minas Buenaventura, ADR Inversiones, and Inversiones Andino. Route The line starts at the port city of Callao and goes through Lima and the Desamparados station parallel to the Rímac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Peru
Rail transport in Peru has a varied history. Peruvian rail transport has never formed a true network, primarily comprising separate lines running inland from the coast and built according to freight need rather than passenger need. Many Peruvian railroad lines owe their origins to contracts granted to United States entrepreneurs Henry Meiggs and W. R. Grace and Company but the mountainous nature of Peru made expansion slow and much of the surviving mileage is of twentieth-century origin. It was also challenging to operate, especially in the age of the steam locomotive. In the latter part of the 1880s, the principal public railways, the Central and Southern, with others, passed to the control of the Peruvian Corporation, registered in London and controlled by Americans Michael and William R. Grace. In 1972 they were nationalized as Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú (ENAFER), but this survived as an operator only until 1999 when most surviving lines were privatized. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqraqucha (Morococha)
Huacracocha (possibly from Quechua ''waqra'' horn, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon, "horn lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) It lies southeast of the mountain Anticona and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the Ticlio ''(Anticona)'' mountain pass. See also * Tiktiqucha * Tukumach'ay Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay (Quechua ''tuku'' owl, ''t'uqu'' a niche in the wall, ''mach'ay'' a cave / a niche in the wall,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) Hispanic ... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morococha District
Morococha District is one of ten districts of the province Yauli in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the countr .... Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) See also * Waskhaqucha * Waqraqucha References {{coord, 11.6113, S, 76.1392, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PE, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Highway Of Peru
The Carretera Central of Peru or National Route 22 is a two-lane highway that crosses through Central Peru. It begins in the city of Lima, and connects with the department of Junin in Central Peru. An update to the highway with an expansion to four lanes was announced in 2020 and is expected to be completed by 2025. Route description Peru's Central Highway Interchange begins in Santa Anita at km 00 in the city of Lima. Since leaving the province of Lima, the road consists of a single tranche to the city of La Oroya, located in the province of Yauli, Junin. Currently the road of is paved in its entirety. Between December and March, frequent landslides occur due to heavy rains. The maintenance of this route is in charge of National Provías, an agency under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru. History The construction of the Central Highway began in 1924 and completed in 1934. These works were carried out considering the vehicles and conditions of the time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is the harmful effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. People can respond to high altitude in different ways. Symptoms may include headaches, vomiting, tiredness, confusion, trouble sleeping, and dizziness. Acute mountain sickness can progress to high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) with associated shortness of breath or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) with associated confusion. Chronic mountain sickness may occur after long-term exposure to high altitude. Altitude sickness typically occurs only above , though some are affected at lower altitudes. Risk factors include a prior episode of altitude sickness, a high degree of activity, and a rapid increase in elevation. Diagnosis is based on symptoms and is supported in those who have more than a minor reduction in activities. It is recommended that at high altitude any symptoms of headache, nausea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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