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total: 1,988 km standard gauge: 1,608 km, 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 380 km, 0.914-m gauge Not all railways in Peru link up. Ferrocarril Central Andino was the highest railway in the world before 2006, surpassed by the recently constructed Qingzang Railway in China. Starting in Callao port, from almost the sea level, it passes by Lima city and then reaches a peak-altitude of 4,818 m through a tunnel in the Anticona Pass (Ticlio, Lima). PeruRail runs most of the tourist and many freight operations in southern Peru. Timeline 2006
Rail links with other countries Towns served Central railway See Ferrocarril Central Andino
Southern Railway See PeruRail
HIGHWAYS ''total:'' 85,900 km ''paved:'' 45,000 km ''unpaved:'' 40,900 km (1999 est.) WATERWAYS 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lake Titicaca . PIPELINES crude oil 800 km; natural gas and natural gas liquids 64 km PORTS AND HARBORS Pacific Ocean Lake Titicaca Amazon basin MERCHANT MARINE ''total:'' 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 65,193 GRT/100,584 DWT ''ships by type:'' bulk 1, cargo 6 (1999 est.) AIRPORTS 234 (1999 est.) '' List Of Peruvian Airports '' Jorge Chavez International Airport , in Lima is Peru's main national and international gateway, with an estimate of 98 percent of all international flights into Peru landing at this airport. Airports - with paved runways: ''total:'' 44 ''over 3,047 m:'' 7 ''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 17 ''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 12 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 7 ''under 914 m:'' 1 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: ''total:'' 190 ''over 3,047 m:'' 1 ''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 2 ''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 26 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 67 ''under 914 m:'' 94 (1999 est.) SEE ALSO |
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