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Transport In Peru
This article describes the transport in Peru. Railways total: standard gauge: , gauge narrow gauge: , gauge There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru. The Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA; the former Ferrocarril Central del Perú) runs inland from Callao and Lima across the Andes watershed to La Oroya and Huancayo. It is the second highest railway in the world (following opening of the Qingzang railway in Tibet), with the Galera summit tunnel under Mount Meiggs at and Galera railway station, Galera station at above sea level. In 1955 the railway opened a spur line from La Cima on the Morococha District, Morococha branch ( above sea level) to Volcán Mine, reaching an (at the time) world record altitude of . Both branch and spur have since closed to traffic. From Huancayo the route is extended by the Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway, Ferrocarril Huancayo-Huancavelica. In July 2006 FCCA began work to Track gauge conversion, regauge the Huancavelica line from to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matarani
Matarani is a port city in Arequipa Region, Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac .... It is a major port on the southern coast of Peru. The port is operated by Tisur. See also * PeruRail which starts here. External links Official Website Populated places in the Department of Arequipa Port cities in Peru {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mejorada
Mejorada is a village located in the Toledo (province), province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2017 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 2,809 inhabitants. Name At the beginning the village was called 'Malpartida' (Badly distributed in Spanish) because of the trouble to fit it into the lands of Ávila, Oropesa or Talavera. In the 14th century, along with the expansion of its territories, the name Malpartida was finally changed for 'Mejorada' (Improved in Spanish) due to the improvements made on its territorial situation and to relieve the villagers who thought the previous name brought bad luck. Location Located 9 km north of Talavera de la Reina, the village is settled in the region of the 'Sierra de San Vicente', which is a subregion of Talavera. Mejorada adjoins Montesclarod to the North, Segurilla to the East, Talavera to the South and Velada to the West. It is located in the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
