In the Bolivian Andes, ice-blue glaciers crown amphitheatres of peaks, llamas graze quietly in the afternoon sun and the evening light fades into frigid mountain nights.

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Come evening first-class passengers repair for cocktails to the dome car's snub-nose lounge, where, as they sip Canadian Club or Canadian microbrews and graze on smoked salmon and foie gras, they can visit with one another and enjoy the waning light.

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