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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Across the Andes; to or on the other side of the Andes: as, transandine explorations.
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“This, of course, is not high in comparison with the transandine Oroya railway of Peru, [44] which -- the highest in the world -- reaches 15,666 feet.”
“One of the most remarkable places, from an engineering and scenic point of view, is the Maltrata summit, and only in a few places in the world -- on the transandine or transalpine railways, or the Denver line -- is it equalled.”
“The transandine railway, now about completed, will make it one of the most important ports of the world.”
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