Devils nose train

Devils nose train
Zugfahrt zur Teufelsnase

La Nariz del Diablo (englisch „devil’s nose“, deutsch „Teufelsnase“; ursprünglich Nariz de Pistishi) ist ein 100 Meter hoher markanter Felsvorsprung über der Schlucht des Rio Chanchán im Bereich des Kirchspiels Pistishi des Kantons Alausí in der Provinz Chimborazo in Ecuador. Er ist das markanteste Teilstück der Zugverbindung von Riobamba (2.754 m) und Alausí (2.360 m) über die Anden nach Sibambe (1.806 m) durch alle Klimazonen des Landes.

Um diesen Felsen zu überwinden, wurden die Gleise in der steilen Wand der Teufelsnase fast übereinander gelegt und durch mehrere Spitzkehren miteinander verbunden. Der Zug bewältigt so in wenigen Minuten mehrere 100 Höhenmeter.

Die Strecke wurde zwischen 1899 und 1908 gebaut und galt damals als ein Meisterwerk der Ingenieurskunst. Heute ist die Zugfahrt eine Touristenattraktion.

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Literatur

  • Volker Feser: Eduador. 3. Auflage, Verlag M. Müller, Erlangen 2005, ISBN 3-89953-189-2.

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