 | Alausi, Ecuador, Ecuador |
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... a better description. Both of the guidebooks we have describe the trip in glowing terms, one saying it is a highlight of visiting Ecuador. One reads: 'Experience one of the world's great feats of railway engineering from the roof of a train as it descends ...
... 5:30am, and get in line for tickets on the "Devil´s Nose" (El Nariz del Diablo) train, which goes from Riobamba to Alausi, then goes down a famously scenic valley to Sibambe and back to Alausi. All the guide books rave about this trip, and recommend buying ...
... the train trundled into town we hopped onto the roof and joined a couple hundred other gringos who had boarded further up the track. from alausí we started down the nariz del diablo, or ¨devil´s nose¨, a series of switchbacks that took us to the floor of the ...
... I am glad I made the effort to get on the train. Once we arrived in Alusi after 7 hours I got on the buss to Ecuador's biggest city Guayaquil. The buss trip was 10 times rougher than the famous train trip. Many 6 point turns to get around corners on ...
