This guy might not look like anything special, but he´s was the minister of public works for the Tren de las Nubes in Salta in 1948 when the train opened. Most of our seasoned travelers know (and certainly anyone heading to the area has read) that this train, The Train of the Clouds is one of Salta´s greatest tourist attractions. It leaves the Salta Train Station and takes tourists on a train ride on the third highest railroad in the world. Up into the clouds if you will. Tourists taking the journey ride through Salta´s amazing country side up, up and up through one of the greatest feats of engineering of our century. At its highest, tourists are 4,200 meters above sea level! Enjoying an array of scenes and some seriously cool memories the entire way. Its basically amazing!
But here´s the kicker... the train has recently been closed. For years! And it just opened. TWO DAYS AGO! While it was running, it had seen close to 300,000 tourists a year and is expected to see more since its reopen.
So don´t waste anytime. On a travel weekend, or during your trip through South America the Tren de las Nubes is a must see!
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