In 1913, a railroad opened as a transportation link for minerals and farm products from La Paz, Bolivia, to the shipping port of Arica in northern Chile. This engineering feat took seven years to accomplish and it includes seven tunnels along its 273 miles of tracks. The Ferrocarril de Arica-La Paz railway ceased operations in 2005. Inside of this station, which has been declared a historical monument, is a small museum tracing the railway’s history.
