Ecuador by Train: South America’s Most Spectacular Railroad | Free Documentary
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- Ecuador by Train: South America’s Most Spectacular Railway Line | Free Documentary
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Join us for an unforgettable journey as the train climbs to Urbina, Ecuador’s highest station at 3,609 meters or 11,840 ft. The route winds through the Avenue of Volcanoes, passing Cotopaxi National Park, before reaching Quito, the world’s highest capital.
The Trans-Andean railway navigates the infamous Devil’s Nose (Nariz del Diablo), a near-vertical mountain where the train zigzags up 500 meters in just 12 kilometers-a true feat of engineering! Originally completed in 1908, much of the railway was damaged in the 1990s but was restored in 2013, preserving its historic narrow-gauge tracks. Spanning 450 kilometers, it connects the coastal city of Guayaquil to the Andean highlands.
To ensure safe passage, motorcycle guards halt traffic at unguarded crossings. At the heart of Ecuador’s railway revival is the Tren Crucero, a luxurious steam train carrying up to 54 passengers. The most thrilling stretch begins in the Chanchán River gorge, where the train zigzags up Devil’s Nose on tight switchbacks, with tracks that seem to overlap.
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The Trans-Andean railway navigates the notorious Devil's Nose, or Nariz del Diablo, a mountain with nearly vertical cliffs. To conquer this daunting terrain, the train zigzags, climbing 500 meters over just 12 kilometers. With sharp ascents and descents, it's not for the faint-hearted!
Come along with the reporters for an unforgettable adventure as the train climbs to Urbina, the highest station at 3,609 meters above sea level. The route then traverses the Avenue of Volcanoes, passing through Cotopaxi National Park, and continues to Quito, the world's highest capital.
I travelled this beautiful country by bus only from guyana, brazil ,peru ecuador , colombia. And then flew to the usa from Colombia
sounds like a great adventure nevertheless
Great film! I grew up in Ecuador where my Dad was the Chief Geologist at the Portovelo Gold Mine. We took a vacation in 1948 when I was 6 years old, and rode the train from Guayaquil (Duran) to Ambato, where we took a taxi to the hot springs at Banos. I can remember the trip up the slope (Nariz de Diablo) with the switchback like it was yesterday, with the very patient Baldwin steam engine simply having the power to overcome any slope presented. A wonderful memory! I seem to recall the same lady narrating a trip on the F deP into Potrerillos, Chile. Another train went there with a similar spectacular ride. Many thanks
Did the mine workers have money to go out on the town like Daddy
I was in Ecuador when this document was shot. I saw the film crew and how minutely they were capturing the local people.
Good bless Ecuador Amazónico.
Como vas a llamar ecuador amazónico cuando si solo tiene 1 % de la selva 😂😂😂😂😂
Baltazar and his donkey are BEASTS!
Wow , thanks for sharing.
Wonderful clip, enjoyed watching Ecuadors culture.
Worth watching documentary♥️
Wooooow So Beautiful,,,Thank you for sharing 💚💚💚💚💚💚
I lived in Ecuador for almost 3 years and never took the train! When you live far away you can see alot of things without going that far!
I lived in Ecuador in 2017 -2018 and traveled by train a number of times. It was an unforgettable experience.
Back in 1991 I traveled Northern Ecuador on a bus fitted with train wheels. What a blast that was!!! We got to climb on top until just before sunset. One of the greatest adventures of my life. Ibarra to San Lorenzo. I just looked it up and it still runs. Get on that! It's not a rich gringo cash cow but you'll come down from the hi Andes and enter the jungles. BTW: Sorry for the correction but La Paz Bolivia is the highest capital in the world seconded by Quito.
My husband & I have been looking for a new, unique adventure va-ca... I'm looking it up!... Thanks!
amazing zig zag train !!!
Thank you for this beautiful documentary !
Our pleasure :)
Thanks,
Beautiful country wish I could travel someday
Thanks, Namaste 🪷
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Excellent documentary! This was an interesting, and educational video.
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greetings and peace
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R.I.P. to those 300 Jamaican men who died during the building of this railroad. I didn't know about such a history, and I'm Jamaican.
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40:09 La Paz is the worlds highest cap. city
Yes La Paz, Bolivia is the world's highest capital city, with an elevation of 3,869 meters (12,693 ft) above sea level. It's also the highest city in the world with a population of over one million people.
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Quisiera escuchar el vídeo en español
South America used euros?
No Europe does and it’s a European produced documentary
Ecuador uses the us dollar which makes it reasonable to live
US uses the dollar and most of it's citizens are in debt and live paycheck to paycheck.
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Deberían reparar el ferrocarril, ya que le costó al país, y dar mantenimiento.
Could you do Warsaw?
Only there are left, this has already disappeared 7 years ago thanks "to neo Liverales ruling
Ya empezaron los llorones que extrañan a su macho el Correa a salir de la cueva en donde están escondidos 😂
@@Dodo-ri3wn Otros quebrados escondidos son los que ni tiene un perfil claro aquí y claro, contentos con un macho de cartón, seguro debes ser un florindo mediocre que tira flores a un cartón.
@macomurillo Nah, Noboa también me cae mal. Me mantengo solo, no necesito macho que me atienda, no soy como tú que esperas las migajas de tu papi para sobrevivir. Lindo día 😊
@@macomurillo Ah, hay que mejorar ese inglés, eh?
This is not South Americas most spectacular railroad. That honor goes to the FCCA, Ferrocaril Central Andino in Peru. Sadly not at this time without passenger service but I would not call a tourist train that only runs every fifteen days a service!
Chicha? Spit beer ? 🤔
Bravo.........Ecuador has no gmo.......the oil company's have poison the landscape 1/3 of country ......and should pay to fix the mess.......u didn't cover that.....the islands of the coast.....that dude named Darwin......was a writer. Evolution stuff.....hmmmmm.......... I loved it......cheers
Eating Guinea Pigs😮😮😮NO!
Definitely not South America more spectacular railroad there’s better ones