Giving way to uphill traffic

Death defying

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September 11th 2006
On Saturday we took on the Death Road and we survived! (we have a T-shirt to prove it). James and I, along with Ryan Pellett (a friend from NZ), Laura (a teacher at James' school), a guide and two other travellers biked down what has been labelled the 'world's most dangerous road' from La Cumbre (4640m in the Bolivian Andes) to Yolosa (1295m). There are approximately 20-100 deaths per year (the ... 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