Ticlio

#327 among destinations in Peru

Mountain pass, Nature, Natural attraction

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Ticlio is a mountain pass and the highest point of the central road of Peru, in the Andes mountains, reaching a height of 4,818 metres. It used to be a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino in Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway junction in the world. The railway now crosses the pass through the nearby Galera Summit Tunnel at a lower elevation of 4,783 m and enters a different valley than the highway on the eastern side of the pass. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 11°35'55"S, 76°11'35"W

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Ticlio – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tiktiqucha, Huacracocha, Anticona, Rajuntay.

0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tiktiqucha
20 min walk • Tiktiqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Tiktiqucha lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, southwest of a lake named Waqraqucha and southeast of the peak of Tikti Mach'ay.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Huacracocha
54 min walk • Huacracocha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies southeast of the mountain Anticona and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the Ticlio mountain pass.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Anticona
32 min walk • Anticona, also called Ticlio, is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,150 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rajuntay
137 min walk • Rajuntay is a mountain of the Andes mountain range in central Peru, part of the Andes. At 5,477 metres. The name means coupled snow. It is also called Raujunte.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Killa Wañunan
121 min walk • Killa Wañunan is a 5,029-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Killa Wañunan is situated southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and the lake named Waqraqucha, east of Tuku Mach'ay.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yuraqqucha
62 min walk • Yuraqqucha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tikti Mach'ay
36 min walk • Tikti Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirish Mach'ay
43 min walk • Jirish Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Jirish Mach'ay lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, south-west of the mountain Tiktimach'ay and west of the lake Tiktiqucha.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chuqi Chukchu
108 min walk • Chuqi Chukchu is a 5,154-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tukumach'ay
99 min walk • Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Tukumach'ay lies southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and south of Waqraqucha.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chinchirusa
65 min walk • Chinchirusa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.