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1.train leaves cusco at 8am from ESTACION DEL SUR!
cbeaujean Says: runs only on MON,WED,FRI and SAT....remember,for best views,sit on left side!
17.ayaviri,249km from cusco,3925m high
cbeaujean Says: a village,famous for its parish church...baroque facade and sculpted high altar...to see ,while waiting quite an hour for the train coming from puno!
19.juliaca,344km,3825m,choose your way....
cbeaujean Says: to puno (44km),lake titicaca and further,bolivia....orwonderful colonial arequipa (280km)
18.sunset on altiplano...somewhere near juliaca
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15.snapshot,down from la raya to juliaca
cbeaujean Says: alone,in huge steppe,a woman and her child....
14.la raya pass,178km from cusco,4321m high!
cbeaujean Says: snowy weather...it freezes!the pass is situated in the centre of a natural reserve of vicunas,llamas,alpacas and guanacos.for incas,was a important holy place,the sun's birthplace!
13.approaching la raya ,the highest pass
cbeaujean Says: and weather becomes snowy....coming from sunny mild one!! brrr...
12.a lost indian cemetery.in the middle of nowhere
cbeaujean Says: because of altitude,weather becomes rather cold...nearly 0ºC!
9.SICUANI main station:a highly expected train!
cbeaujean Says: sicuani:138km,3551m high.good items of alpaca and llama wool and products can be bought on the railway station at arrivals times......and at sunday morning market!you'll find hat shops too!
11.along the railway:mothers and babies,...bags!
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10.on way back from sicuani,both railway and road!
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8.arrival in SICUANI.old flat truck and passengers
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7.near sicuani,the first droves of llamas....
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4.san pedro de cacha,km124,alt.3542m...
cbeaujean Says: if you leave the train here,you'll visit inca temples ruins....
3.long and gentle climb through vilcanota's valley
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jannr Says: It's been some years, but I spent a night in an eco-lodge just outside of Sicuani that was built and run by a small indigenous community. You might want to hire a car to get there. Accommodations were spare but brand new at the time. Sicuani itself has a bank, internet, a...
a spectacular and colourful train trip!
cbeaujean Says: there is much to see from the train...in cusco take a seat near a window on the LEFT side....the most spectacular one! each stop is a real indian market.....no problem at all finding something to eat .
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under a good temperature,even at such an altitude!
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a train stop,half way from cusco to juliaca.....
from cusco to juliaca (and puno/arequipa) through la raya pass (4321m high),watershed between vilcanota river to amazonian basin and titicaca lake.
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