El Chepe Train

Beautiful ride. I was looking forward to seeing more grand vistas like at Divisadero, but I guess when you are in the canyon you cannot get the same view as when you are outside the canyon.

There were 84 tunnels - give or take one or two - that we passed through either the longest being almost 2km....it took two and a half minutes. At one point the train does a 360 degree turn and another 180 curve with a double switchback. One of those switchbacks was done in a 944m long tunnel. The track drops 200m and we went from coniferous forest to subtropical... Saw papayas growing.

Almost 2:30 mins in longest tunnel named Descansar.

We ate lunch in the comedor (dining car). OK, not great, slightly expensive. The best views were from there as you could see almost 360 degrees without being blocked by seats.Read more