At 4700 metres

The Death Road La Paz

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March 29th 2007
Been debating over the last few weeks weather to mountain biking down the "Worlds most dangerous road". It didnt help when i heard an Israeli guy fell off the edge last week 100 mtrs to his death. Decided i would just do it and began to look forward to it. Then i got food posioning and thought i was off the hook. However when i seen the lads getting ready at 6 am i said feck it and went. Gald i d ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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