Ticlio
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|A signboard near the station of Ticlio. The green sign says, in Spanish language|Spanish: "TICLIO - TOURISM PLACE / 4818 m AMSL / World's highest railroad crossing" 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 Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway junction in the world. The railway now crosses
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- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Chicla District
- Elevation
- 4818
- Image
- Llegada a Ticlio, Perú.jpg
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- Paso Ticlio
- mountain range
- Andes
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Article · Español
Ticlio o abra de Anticona es un paso montañoso de los Andes peruanos ubicado en el distrito de Chicla, en la provincia de Huarochirí, en el departamento de Lima. Por este paso atraviesa la ruta nacional PE-22, también conocida como Carretera Central, que alcanza allí —en el km 120— su punto de mayor altitud: 4818 msnm.
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