PERURAIL in Aguas Calientes by junge1
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Description
The narrow gauge rail line that connects Cusco with Aguas Calientes is used by several privately operates railroad companies. PERURAIL operates the Vistadome trains, and PERURAIL passenger service ends at Aguas Calientes.
In this picture, the channelized Aguas Calientes River (in the foreground) merges with the Urubamba River right behind the the rail line. The gradient of the rail line matches the gradient of the Urubamba River.
In January 2010 the Cusco Region received unusually heavy rains for two weeks, including 35 inches in 5 days, which did much damage to the cities historic buildings and the flooding of the Urubamba River devastated the Sacred Inca Valley.
The rivers floods destroyed over 9,000 ha (~20,000 acres) of crops, washed out the road between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, destroyed over 2,000 homes and left more than 28,000 homeless. It also destroyed bridges and washed out part of the railroad tracks between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes. More than 4,000 people, mostly tourists, were stranded in Aguas Calientes and had to be rescued with Army helicopters. Both the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu were closed indefinitely
In August of this year one could still see the effort of reconstructing homes in the Valley.
This picture was taken on 27 August 2014,
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Comments (18)
MagikUnicorn
Neat shot
ontar1
Love the pov, outstanding capture!
Cyve
Fantastic POV and great capture !!!
flavia49
wonderful image
Richardphotos
outstanding capture Sig.must have been a blast visiting there
weesel
I get it; this is real. However, it still looks like a fantastic model railway with all the clutter in one small area.
Isabelle711
Bless those people's heart. :( I hope they all get to rebuild. :))))) Beautiful area. :)))) Most excellent info. and capture my friend. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Start each day with a smile. :))))
auntietk
I love your pov. It makes this look like a tilt-shift, or model railway! Very cool.
Faemike55
Fabulous capture and very interesting narrative (almost a commentary re, climate change)
jayfar
A great picture and info Sig. I bet the railway is a lifeline to the inhabitants.
blinkings
Interesting shot of a place I am yet to visit.
starship64
Beautiful capture!
prutzworks
nice shot and interesting info
drifterlee
Very interesting and excellent shot!!!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
debbielove
Cool.. Always like to see other Countries railways (other than our plastic trains, built in Germany and Japan).. And extra info as well, almost as much rain as a Legends airshow lol ;-) Nice shot Rob
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
danapommet
Great looking engines in this photo and a sad tale about the flood into the valley!