Fast Tarmac

Before we got to ´Worlds most dangerous road´ we had about 20kms of downhill tarmac to get used to the bikes. At one point i thought rachel was gonna go but she got the hang of it in the end! It was so quick we were overtaking busses and trucks...

La Paz and ´Death Road´

April 10th 2006
So we bumped our way from Copacabana to La Paz about 10 days ago, with Rach still reeling from the effects of sunstroke. The city itself is the highest capital in the world at about 4000m above sea level. Like many other capitals, it´s sprawling and overcrowded both on the pavements and on the roads and this, combined with the altitude makes it a hard city to get around. However, ATM machines, ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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

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