At the start of the trip

The Worlds Most Dangerous Road

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May 20th 2007
I'm Alive! Today we biked down the Worlds Most Dangerous Road, yes...sounds scary doesnt it?...and it was. We biked down 64 km of road, most of it dirt and gravel, where the drop off is straight down hundreds of feet, basically if you go over the edge you are dead. Look it up on google, I will put pictures up in a few days I promise! Anyways... 64 km is a long way, it was 5 hours of riding. ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Yungas Road

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more