Kate

The Worlds Most Dangerous Road

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February 29th 2008
Up at 6, walking through the rain, breakfast at 7:30 and off in a bus with 3 guides and 6 other people. We climbed to 4750m (this will be the highest we have been and will go). At 4750m we all got out of the bus sporting not waterproof trousers, a black jacket, a white waterproof jacket, gloves, helmet, a buff and goggles. We were assigned a bike each with pretty impressive front and back wheel su ... 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