The Tren a las Nubes, or "Train to the Clouds," runs along the high Andes desert of Argentina. And it's one of the highest train routes in the world.

I rode the Tren a las Nubes, or Train to the Clouds, through Salta, Argentina, for the first time. It's one of the highest passenger trains in the world, rising about 13,845 feet above sea level. The ...

Located 4,000 m above the sea level in the Andes, Tren a las Nubes or ‘Train to the Clouds’ is one of the highest railways in the world. It begins its journey from the city of Salta in ...

Salta's Train to the Clouds has relaunched with new brightly-painted carriages Credit: Photo: AP Thirty years ago, Paul Theroux wrote: "It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take you ...

It is one of the most spectacular rail routes in the world – and apparently, also one of the most dangerous. This has less to do with the route itself than with the altitude where it’s located ...

I got high on the Train to the Clouds. El Tren a las Nubes is, after all, the world’s fourth-highest operating railway line. It’s also the most popular tourist attraction in Salta, Argentina.

Salta's Train to the Clouds has relaunched with new brightly-painted carriages Credit: Photo: AP Thirty years ago, Paul Theroux wrote: "It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take you ...

Argentina's Tren a las Nubes, or Train to the Clouds, is one of the highest passenger trains in the world, rising about 13,845 feet above sea level.