Bombo route destroyed by earthquakes.
This series of satellite images shows what appears to be the remains of an old track amongst the mountains to the east of lake Poopo. At first it looked like the turning circle for a railway and route of old railway, but no bridges could be seen, large parts seem to have disappeared and also sections seem to have fallen down the mountain at the south east end.

I wondered if it might have been part of the route of an old canal, since there are many agricultural terraces nearby, but better reolution satellite images now suggest that it was originally part of the railway, this section destroyed by earthquakes and the railway later rebuilt on the opposite side of the river to comtinue up to the mines at Uncia.

18-20.04South, 066-46.26West


H1 West


H1 to H3


H3


H3 to H5


H5 and H6


H7


H8


H9


H10


H11


H12


H13


H14


H15


H16


Route of the abandoned railway, with sections seen above coloured blue.
Note how the route runs north to H1 then doubles back to H6 before turning again and heading northwards
parallel to itself but at a lower altitude.


North West enlargement, Route with sections seen above coloured blue.


South East enlargement, Route with sections seen above coloured blue.


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