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thumb|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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Commons category
Paso Ticlio
mountain range
Andes
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