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This article describes thetransport inPeru.
total: 2,374 km (1,475 mi)
standard gauge: 1,608 km (999 mi),4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge
narrow gauge:380 km (240 mi),3 ft (914 mm) gauge
There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru.
TheFerrocarril Central Andino (FCCA; the former Ferrocarril Central del Perú) runs inland fromCallao andLima across theAndes watershed toLa Oroya andHuancayo. It is the second highest railway in the world (following opening of theQingzang railway in Tibet), with the Galera summit tunnel under Mount Meiggs at 4,783 m (15,692 ft) andGalera station at 4,777 m (15,673 ft) above sea level. In 1955 the railway opened a spur line from La Cima on theMorococha 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 (15,850 ft). Both branch and spur have since closed to traffic.[1][page needed] From Huancayo the route is extended by theFerrocarril Huancayo-Huancavelica. In July 2006 FCCA began work toregauge theHuancavelica line from914 mm (3 ft) to1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge and it was finished in 2010. There was also a proposal for a 21 km (13 mi) tunnel under the Andes.[2]
TheFerrocarriles del Sur del Perú (FCS), now operated byPeruRail, runs from the coast atMatarani toCuzco, and toPuno onLake Titicaca. From Cuzco, PeruRail runs the914 mm (3 ft) gauge line toAguas Calientes forMachu Picchu.[3]
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Lima has a metro service orLima Metro, also calledTren eléctrico that has now only one line (called Linea 1). The line has an extension of 34.6 km (21.5 mi), with 26 stations, and goes from the south east to north east Lima urban districts passing downtown (This isVilla El Salvador toSan Juan de Lurigancho). The second line (called Linea 2) is now under construction and will run from the port ofCallao toAte passing downtown too (west to east).(2015).
Huancayo Metro is the second urban rail line in Peru, is located in the Andean city ofHuancayo and is currently under construction (2012).
total:85,900 km (53,400 mi)
paved:45,000 km (Of which approximately 350 km of divided multi-line roads)
unpaved:40,900 km (1999 est.)
ThePan-American Highway runs the country from north to south next to the coast, fromTumbes (Ecuadoran border) toTacna (Chilean border). FromArequipa a branch goes toPuno and then to Bolivia. Other importanthighways in Peru are theLongitudinal de la Sierra,[4] that goes from north to south in the highlands; and theCarretera Central, that goes fromLima (in the coast) toPucallpa (in the jungle).[5]
Inter-city travel in Peru is almost exclusively done in long-distance buses. Buses in most of the cities depart from bus terminals calledterminal terrestre. The main bus companies that link Lima with the major cities includeCruz del Sur andOrmeño. Other companies areCiva andOltursa.,[6] while the full list of carriers include Transported Libertad and Turismo Mer, among others.[7]
8,600 km (5,300 mi) ofnavigabletributaries ofAmazon system and 208 km (129 mi) ofLake Titicaca.
There are river boat service fromYurimaguas andPucallpa toIquitos, and from there to the Brazilian border in theAmazon River. Touristic boats can be reached atPuno in Lake Titicaca.
Portuary administration in Peru is carried out by theNational Port Authority.
total:7 ships (1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 65,193 GT/100,584 tonnesdeadweight (DWT)
ships by type: (1999 est.)
According to a 1999 estimate there are 234airports in Peru.Jorge Chavez International Airport, inLima is Peru's main national and international gateway,[8] with an estimate of 98 percent of all international flights into Peru landing at this airport. Other important airports are located inCusco,Arequipa,Iquitos andPiura.
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.)
International airlines connecting Peru with North America, Europe and other Latin American countries include:Delta Air Lines,American Airlines,United Airlines,Air Canada,Iberia,Air France,KLM,LATAM Airlines,Avianca,AeroMexico, andBritish Airways.
Airlines in Peru with domestic service in Peru includeLAN Peru,Star Peru,Peruvian Airlines, andLC Perú. Charter and Cargo airlines includeATSA,Andes Air andCielos Airlines.Former Peruvian airlines includeAero Continente,AeroPerú andFaucett.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromThe World Factbook.CIA.
