Traveling Ecuador by train, DW Documentary
The train line through Ecuador is considered one of the most spectacular train lines in South America. A train journey of discovery. The TransAndean railroad takes in the infamous Nariz del Diablo, or Devils Nose, a mountain with almost perpendicular walls. To overcome this obstacle, the train zigzags to ascend 500 meters in less than 12 kilometers. With steep ascents and descents, its no ride for the fainthearted The main line along the countrys Andean spine links the coastal city of Guayaquil with the capital Quito. It was finished in 1908, but was mostly shut down after a series of weatherrelated disasters destroyed much of the Ecuadorian rail network in the 1990s. After extensive restoration, a new crossAndean service was opened in 2013, following the original narrowgauge line. Its 450 kilometers long and runs from the Pacific coast up to the Andean highlands. On its crosscountry journey, the train is accompanied by guards on motorcycles who, in the absence of railway gates, stop tra
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