Coroico, Bolivia
16° 10' S 67° 43' W
Feb 02, 2006 01:19
Distance 57km

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The "Most Dangerous Road in the World" by Bike

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I survived!

from an article about the road, now i am not so sure anymore if it was smart but it was fun anyway:

"You drive on the right in Bolivia - except on the Yungas road. Here, when vehicles pass, drivers hang out of their cabs to edge closer to the cliff, or closer to the abyss. Before setting out, they pour libations of beer onto the ground to pacify Pachamama, the earth deity, and feed the stray dogs, supposedly the souls of dead drivers petitioning for safe passage. Their petitions are not always heard.

In 1994, 26 vehicles went over the edge - an average of one every two weeks. In 1995, the Inter-American Development Bank listed the road as the most dangerous on earth. The new road circumvents the worst sections but hundreds of vehicles use the old dirt track as a short cut. In each year since it was built, up to 200 people have died on this highway: coca-growers, soldiers - and the odd tourist."

 

when we arrived in the yungas i made my first experiences with tropical insects! the final result was 32:11 - 32 sandflies bit me in the left foot, only 11 in the right. and did i mention that the taxi we had to take in coroico caught fire?

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that picture describes best what we did, riding the most dangerous road of the world... Beautiful and damned, the Yungas Road, labelled 'The Most Dangerous Road in the World' by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1995. From the cross-roads at Unduavi, between Coroico and La Paz waterfalls to pass before starting on 4.800 meters more of the road a bit wet and dirty after the first hour more dirt after six hours our bikes at the end of the trip it goes down vertical... the taxi in coroico 32:11 sandflybiteresult/left foot/right foot monkey at the base camp after the ride parrot at the basecamp parrots, shortly before stealing my food from the plate! aaaaaaaaaaaahhh! thats my food! couple in coroico the road steep,deep,dangerous the road our guide narrow the road up in the fog, before the road gets bad
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