The Punta Olimpica Tunnel is a vehicular transportation tunnel through high mountains, connecting the
Callejón de Huaylas
The Santa Valley (Quechua language, Quechua ''Sancta'') is an inter-andean valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. Due to its location between two mountain ranges, it is known as Callejón de Huaylas, the Alley of Huayla ...
and
Conchucos valleys of the
Cordillera Blanca mountain range in
Peru. The tunnel is intended to ease traffic on
Route AN-107, one of the cross roads in the Ancash region linking the cities of
Carhuaz
Carhuaz, Peru is the capital of the province of Carhuaz. It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Carhuaz District.
Geography
It is situated at 34 km from Huaraz, at 2,688 msnm. Its temperature average is from 12 to 14& ...
,
San Luis San Luis (Spanish for "Saint Louis") may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Luis Province
* San Luis, Argentina, capital of San Luis Province Belize
* San Luis, Belize, in Orange Walk District Colombia
* San Luis, Antioquia, a town and municipality ...
and
Chacas a distance of 100 km.
With a length of , is the longest vehicular tunnel of Peru and the highest in the world, located at above sea level.
Its drilling began on May 15, 2012, and ended on February 24, 2013. It opened in August 2013 in conjunction with Route AN-107.
Place Name
On August 9, 1936, the first shipment of young men responsible for exploring possible routes through the mountains via the road called ''Punta Olimpica'' in honor of the memorable feat of the Peruvian Football Team during the
1936 Berlin Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
where they won 4–2 against
Austria.
References
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Tunnels in Peru
Buildings and structures in Ancash Region
Road tunnels