francisco de toledo was the governor when the potos mines in peru opened in 1545.
francisco de toledo was the governor when the potos mines in peru opened in 1545.
when the potosí mines in peru opened in 1545?
francisco de toledo
the central railway, ferrocarril central del perú (fcc), incorporates the first railway in peru opened on may 17, 1851 linking the pacific port of callao and the capital lima ( of standard gauge). this was expanded to form the callao, lima & oroya railway, opened to chicla by 1878, the original contractor being henry meiggs and engineer being ernest malinowski assisted by edward jan habich. the line reached la oroya by 1893 and huancayo () in 1908. it is the second highest railway in the world (following opening of the qingzang railway in tibet), with the galera summit tunnel under mount meiggs at and galera station at above sea level, requiring constructional feats including many switchbacks and steel bridges. since 1999 it has been operated as the ferrocarril central andino (fcca) (with its associated maintenance company ferrovias central andina (fvca)) by the pittsburgh-registered railroad development corporation. there is no regular passenger traffic but excursions are operated from the lima desamparados station. in april 1955 the central railway opened a spur line from la cima on the morococha branch ( above sea level) to volcán mine, reaching an (at the time) world record altitude of . both branch and spur have since closed to traffic.
rail transport in peru
in 1921, poland established an honorary consulate in lima and in 1923 peru opened an honorary consulate in warsaw. in 1923, peru and poland officially established diplomatic relations. in 1967, poland opened a consulate-general in lima. in 1969, the consulate-general was upgraded to an embassy. that same year, peru opened its embassy in warsaw.
peru–poland relations