Huancayo to Huancavelica

And on it goes

I’m a train, I’m a train, I’m a chucka train yeah!

April 15th 2018
My name is El Macho and I ride from Huancayo to Huancavelica. I am the only real passenger service left in Peru, as my brethren are now mainly tourist lines or freight lines. Not so long ago people used to make fun of me and there was a saying about me which went like this: ‘sale cuando quire y llege cuando puede’, which translates as, ‘it leaves when it wants, and arrives when it can’. Th ... read more

South America » Peru » Huancavelica

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

18th April 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

El Macho
The only real passenger service left in Peru...wow. Are there that few railway lines that touristas and freight hog them all? Peru is not a tiny country and distances can be great. I found local buses ridiculously cheap in Peru but cramped and crowded. Trains in some countries are the way to go. Interesting!

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

So it seems
There are a few lines, but not many. It is the way in many Latin American countries I have noticed, there are very few passenger train services.

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