The disappearing railway line of Juliaca

Running through the centre of Juliaca, a settlement high in the Peruvian Andes, the railway line is only exposed when a train goes by, interrupting the normal everyday life of the town's central marketplace. As soon as the Andean Express has passed, the line disappears under a throng of traders scurrying to claim their space.

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