Peru: Facts & Stats

TRANSPORTATION

Roads:

Highways:

• total: 85,900 km
• paved: 45,000 km
• unpaved: 40,900 km (1999 est.)

Long distance buses:

Inter-city travel in Peru is almost exclusively done in long distance buses.

Railroads:

Railways:

• total: 1,988 km
• standard gauge: 1,608 km, 4 ft 81?2 in (1,435 mm) gauge
• narrow gauge: 380 km, 3 ft (914 mm) gauge

There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru.

The Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA; the former Ferrocarril Central del Perú) runs inland from Callao and Lima across the Andes watershed to La Oroya and Huancayo. It is the second highest railway in the world (following opening of the Qingzang railway in Tibet), with the Galera summit tunnel under Mount Meiggs at 4,783 m (15,692 ft) and Galera station at 4,777 m (15,673 ft) above sea level. In 1955 the railway opened a spur line from La Cima on the Morococha branch (4,818 m (15,807 ft) above sea level) to Volcán Mine, reaching an (at the time) world record altitude of 4,830 m (15,846 ft). Both branch and spur have since closed to traffic. From Huancayo the route is extended by the Ferrocarril Huancayo - Huancavelica. In July 2006 FCCA began work to regauge the Huancavelica line from 3 ft (0.91 m) to standard gauge. There was also a proposal for a 21 km tunnel under the Andes.

The Ferrocarriles del Sur del Perú (FCS), now operated by PeruRail, runs from the coast at Matarani to Cuzco, and to Puno on Lake Titicaca. From Cuzco, PeruRail runs the 3 ft (0.91 m) gauge line to Aguas Calientes for Machu Picchu.

Rail links with other countries:

• Bolivia – shipping from 1,435 mm (4 ft 81?2 in) railhead in Puno to 1,000 mm (3 ft 33?8 in) railhead in Guaqui across Lake Titicaca by train ferry.
• Chile – a semi-isolated 1,435 mm (4 ft 81?2 in) line connects Tacna, Peru to the port of Arica, Chile.
• Ecuador – none.

Aviation:

Airports:

According to a 1999 estimate there are 234 airports in Peru. 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.)

Airlines:

Airlines in Peru include Aero Cóndor, Air Perú, Cielos Airlines, Cielos Andinos, Cielos del Oriente, LAN Perú, LC Busre, Star Perú, and TACA Peru. Former Peruvian airlines include Aero Continente Peru, Aeroperú, and Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S. A. (Peru) (LANSA) LANSA shut down after the crash of LANSA Flight 508.

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