The Devil's Nose ride


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August 8th 2007
Published: August 11th 2007
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We arose at 5 a.m. to be collected to board the Devil's Nose train, which only runs on 3 days of the week. It is a 7 hour ride, culminating in the descent then ascent again of the Devil's Nose, a very steep hillside, which the train negotiates via a number of switchbacks, which involve the railway line being perched perilously close to sheer drops in a number of places. The line was a triumph of e... Read Full Entry



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The Devils Nose from above
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The mountain road to Cuenca
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On the way to Cuenca
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Ingapirca village
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Ingapirca village
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Inca ruins at Ingapirca
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Inca ruins at Ingapirca



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