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Rail Tour Attractions In Quito

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Quito is the capital city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2,671,191 according to the last census , Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the seat of the Metropolitan District of Quito. The canton recorded a population of 2,239,191 residents in the 2010 national census. In...
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  • 1. Rail Tours Quito
    The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Publica is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 and from general neglect as the Pan-American Highway siphoned off passengers.In 2008 the president Rafael Correa named the railroad a national cultural patrimony and indicated that it would be restored. The government of Ecuador started to rehabilitate the railway and service was restored between Guayaquil and Quito by 2013.Tourist trains and railbuses are running from Quito via Cotopaxi national park to Latacunga, between Alausi to Sibambe , between El Tambo and Baños del Inca, between Duran and Yaguachi a...
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  • 2. Tren Ecuador Quito
    Tren Loco is an Argentinian heavy metal band formed in the suburban town of Grand Bourg, in Buenos Aires Province. Their lyrics relate social issues, like Clase trabajadora , Fuera de la Ley and Lucila; others are about political issues, such as Pampa del Infierno and Nos vemos en Cutral-Co . They also write about personal matters: Endemoniado , No me importa and A ultranza . The group's name is inspired by the classic Ozzy Osbourne song: Crazy Train.
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