Ticlio
Mountain passPeru
Photo: Angel Olin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ticlio
Mountain pass · Peru
Description
One of the highest points reachable by road and rail in the Americas, at about 4,818 m on the central highway over the Andes east of Lima. The Anticona pass crosses the continental divide.
Key facts
Ticlio is in Lima.
- Region
- Lima
- Elevation
- 4,818m
- Lakes nearby
- Tiktiqucha (1.1km), Huacracocha (1.9km), Laguna Yuraccocha (2.6km)
- Nearest village
- Morococha · 6.6km