Aluasi - railway town Travel Guide

Alausi is an attractive highland town around two hours by bus from Riobamba, with a statue of patron saint St. Peter watching over the town from a hilltop.  The climate is often cold and cloudy especially in the rainy season.

The main feature of the town is its location at the top of the "Devil's Nose", a very steep section of Ecuador's only railway line, constructed around a hundred years ago.  The trainline zigzags backwards and forwards past dramatic mountainside views to negotiate the gradient.  The Devil's Nose (Nariz del Diablo) train-ride is often listed as one of Ecuador's tourist highlights.