The railway station at Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1968. A railbus is at the platform. Adapted motor buses and minibuses made by companies such as Dodge and Mercedes were modified to run on rural rail tracks in the country – they were referred to as Ferro Carril, Ferrovia Andina Ferrobus and Bus Carril and run by railway company FCA (Empresa Ferroviaria Andina). Railbus 272 is unusual in being pulled along by a separate, articulated truck cab. Cochabamba (or Quchapampa, Quechua or Quchapampa) is the largest city between La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra – a vintage 1960s photograph.
A busy open-air produce market at Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1968. Sellers of fruit and vegetables vie for trade under corrugated iron roofs on their stalls. A sign indicates that oil (aceite) is also sold. Cochabamba (Quchapampa or Quechua) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is known as the ‘City of Eternal Spring’ or ‘The Garden City’ and is the largest city between La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra – a vintage 1960s photograph.
Size: 3543px × 2385px
Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1960s, 272, 1968, 60s, adapted, america, andina, articulated, bolivia, bolivian, bus, carriage, carril, centre, city, cochabamba, diesel, early, fca, ferro, ferrobus, ferrovia, ferroviaria, line, motor, nineteen, nostalgic, passenger, passengers, people, platform, public, quchapampa, rail, railbus, railway, rairoad, retro, rural, scene, sixties, south, station, track, train, transport, travel, truck, vintage
