The Starting Group

World's Most Dangerous Road

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March 6th 2007
World’s most dangerous road…I’d seen photos and heard all about it, so it was a must do for me in La Paz. For those of you who don’t know, it has done enough to earn its stripes as the World’s most dangerous road. It’s hard to get absolute statistics, but on average, it is estimated 200 people die on this road every year (It was completed in 1935) The year 2003 was a particularly bad ... 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