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Ollantaytambo Cuszco Peru 1980

by Loose_Grip/Pete
Enafer Peru (Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú) 914mm gauge diesel 485, Alco, MLW DL535B built in 1963, waiting at a crossing loop in the Andes Mountains, probably Ollantaytambo.

We were en route between Cusco and Machu Picchu on this grey day.
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6 comments

Andy Rodker said:

Very unlike the Cuzco metro station I know well in Madrid!
A super shot!
3 years ago

Loose_Grip/Pete replied to Andy Rodker:

Yes just slightly different!!
Thanks a lot Andy.
3 years ago

Typo93 said:

They were the same trains in 1981. I hope it's more modern now.
Le vieux wagon
3 years ago

Loose_Grip/Pete replied to Typo93:

Probably more modern but less interesting.
There was a steam-hauled train in the station at Cusco in 1980 & I was very disappointed when I realised it wasn't ours...
3 years ago

Typo93 replied to Loose_Grip/Pete:

Trains (and stations) have indeed changed, but not cities or landscapes...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqcfBeHIsHU

We went to Ollantaytambo but not to Machu Picchu because of a tight budget (inflation of over 200%!). :-(((((((
3 years ago

Loose_Grip/Pete replied to Typo93:

True. It looks much more built up and touristic in 2019 than it was in 1980-81. That's a great shame you couldn't go all the way. I would say that Machu Picchu is one of the most impressive place I've visited
3 years ago
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