Ecuador — The Devil’s Nose; Descending the Nose

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The Devil’s Nose train

The scenery along the Devil’s Nose train route is quite awesome, even on a cloudy day:

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Devil’s Nose train route

Patches of green stand like islands amidst a sea of dark gray rocks and steep drops to the river far below:

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Tracks ahead

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Devil’s Nose train route

The portion that gives the Devil’s Nose route it’s name is a tall mountain on which a crisscrossing mesh of railroad tracks were installed by some 4,000 Jamaican and Puerto Rican laborers who slaved away for what amo...