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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 Rail transport in Peru, Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway Junction (rail), 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 District, Morococha. FCCA is an active freight and passenger line (FCCA offers several tourist trips per month from Lima to Huancay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Malinowski Monument
The Ernest Malinowski Monument is a sculpture located at the highest point of the Ticlio, a mountain pass in the Department of Lima, Peru, within the Chicla District. It is dedicated to Ernest Malinowski, an engineer who designed the Ferrocarril Central Andino railway in Peru. The monument was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła, and unveiled on 2 March 1999, on the hundredth anniversary of Malinowski's death. It is placed at 4,818 m (15,807 ft) above mean sea level, which makes it one of the highest-placed monument in the world. History The monument was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła, and dedicated to Ernest Malinowski, an engineer who designed the Ferrocarril Central Andino railway in Peru. The monument was unveiled on 2 March 1999, on the hundredth anniversary of Malinowski's death. Characteristics The monument is located at the highest point of the Ticlio, a mountain pass in the Department of Lima, Peru, within the Chicla District, which is also the highest point ... [...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, Yauli Province, Morococha District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region) Anticona lies between the 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 ... mountain pass in the southwest and Yanashinga in the northeast, northwest of a lake named Huacracocha. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Lima Mountains of the Department of Junín {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicla District
Chicla District is one of thirty-two Districts of Peru, districts of the Huarochirí Province, located in the Department of Lima in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. The district was created by the Law No. 11981 in March 4, 1953, during the presidency of Manuel A. Odría, and encompasses an area of 244.1 km2. 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 (Lima), Yuraqmayu References Districts of the Department of Lima Districts of the Huarochirí province {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...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 Southeast 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 Rí ... [...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. Also Ernest Malinowski, Polish engineer in exile distinguished himself in the Central Trans-Andean Railway project which runs from Callao to Huancayo. 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 nationaliz ... [...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. Yuraqqucha lies northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha, the Antikuna mountain pass and the peak of Antikuna. Anta Q'asa, Sillaqaqa, Inka Kancha Inka Kancha ( Quechua ''Inka'' Inca, ''kancha'' enclosure; corral, "Inca enclosure" or "Inca corral", Hispanicized spelling ''Incacancha'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla Distr ... 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 Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Lima Mountains of the Department of Junín Lakes of Peru ... [...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 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 ... ''(Anticona)'' mountain pass. See also * Tiktiqucha * Tukumach'ay References Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Junín {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Malinowski
Adam Stanisław Hipolit Ernest Nepomucen Malinowski (5 January 1818 – 2 March 1899; Spanish: ''Adam Estanislao Hipólito Ernesto Nepomuceno Malinowski'') was a Polish civil engineer best known for constructing the world's highest railway at the time, the Ferrovias Central, in the Peruvian Andes between 1871–1876 .Norman Davies. ''God's Playground A History of Poland: Volume II: 1795 to the Present''. Oxford University Press. 2005. p. 213. He participated in the Battle of Callao in 1866 and was also a corresponding member of the Polish Museum in Rapperswil Society in Switzerland. Early life He was born in 1818 in the village of Seweryny, near Zviahel to father Jakub, an officer serving in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw and mother Anna Świejkowska, daughter of Voivode of Podolia Leonard Świejkowski. Between 1827 and 1831 he attended the Volhynian High School in Kremenets. In 1832, he emigrated to France where he studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and later École Poly ... [...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 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 Yauli Province (Junín Region) See also * Waskhaqucha * Waqraqucha References Districts of the Department of Junín Districts of the Yauli province {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In The Department Of Lima
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
