Ecuador by Train: Welcome to South America’s Most Spectacular Railway Line | Investigate LATAM

Ecuador by Train: South America’s Most Spectacular Railway Line | Investigate LATAM Join us for an unforgettable journey as the train climbs to Urbina, Ecuador’s highest station at 3,609 meters or 11,840 ft. The route winds through the Avenue of Volcanoes, passing Cotopaxi National Park, before reaching Quito, the world’s highest capital. The Trans-Andean railway navigates the infamous Devil’s Nose (Nariz del Diablo), a near-vertical mountain where the train zigzags up 500 meters in just 12 kilometers—a true feat of engineering! Originally completed in 1908, much of the railway was damaged in the 1990s but was restored in 2013, preserving its historic narrow-gauge tracks. Spanning 450 kilometers, it connects the coastal city of Guayaquil to the Andean highlands. To ensure safe passage, mot