Esther's photos with the keyword: Nariz del Diablo

Around the bend

Around the bend

Esther
01 Jan 2014 6 6 375
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9952
Mountain farms

Mountain farms

Esther
01 Jan 2014 3 2 339
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9953
Switchback

Switchback

Esther
31 Dec 2013 4 1 396
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train, was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. The train ascends from the lower level on the the right, stops, then proceeds upwards on the tracks on the left. AIMG 9945
Devil's Nose

Devil's Nose

Esther
31 Dec 2013 1 3 367
The Devil's Nose is the mountain on the right. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train, was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9935
Deep gorge

Deep gorge

Esther
29 Dec 2013 4 8 556
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9924
Follow the river

Follow the river

Esther
29 Dec 2013 3 9 456
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9923
Waiting for the iron horse

Waiting for the iron horse

Esther
29 Dec 2013 2 5 474
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9931
Blue skies and mountains

Blue skies and mountains

Esther
28 Dec 2013 3 4 378
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9917
Starting the trip

Starting the trip

Esther
28 Dec 2013 1 6 506
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Notice that the mountain in the distance has been cultivated. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9913
Steep slopes

Steep slopes

Esther
28 Dec 2013 2 3 388
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9918
Alausi

Alausi

Esther
26 Dec 2013 7 12 785
Alausi, Ecuador sits at an altitude of over 7677 feet (2340 meters). It is the starting station of the Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - so named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9897