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Death Road!

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January 11th 2009
Death Road get its name because per kilometre of road it has witnessed the most road accidents and deaths in the world. I mountain biked down this road. It was truely amazing, we ascended to approx 4000m and descended to 1100m in altitude in just 68 kilometres of extreme blind corners, rough tracks, bridges and landslides. The first approx 15 km are paved and the remainder is unsealed gravel or ... 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