Blogs from Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 6

Day 282 - Tuesday 8 July Were finally on our way again. We were up at six thirty to make our way down to our mountainbiking. Unfortunately we ended up having to wait an hour for the guides to turn up, thats another hour I could have had in bed and would have been most appreciated. We finally got underway about 8am and the minibus drove us up the hill and out of La Paz to the start. Because they'd cancelled on us yesterday we've got a free upgrade to the most expensive bikes they have with better suspension and gears. I suppose that almost makes up for losing a day. Apart from 2 Germans were doing the trip with a huge group of Brazilains who I think are on their university holidays. They're so noisy ... read more

Wiele biur turystycznych w La Paz organizuje zjazd rowerami najniebezpieczniejsza droga swiata (podobno). Z calym sprzetem bus dowozi rowerzystow na wysokosc 4700 metrow. Zjazdza sie do 1200m i trwa to 5h. Krajobrazy gorskie sa przepiekne. Na poczatku jest sie ponad chmurai, mijalismy wodospady, bujna roslinnosc. Droga faktycznie jest niebezpieczna. Kolejne zakrety nazwany sa imionami osob, ktore w tych miejscach spadly w przepasc. Ostatni turysta ze Stanow spadl 2 tygodnie przed nasza wycieczka. Droga poczatkowo jest dosc latwa, asfaltowa, pozniej juz tylko wertepy. Miesnie rak bolaly mnie jeszcze przez tydzien od ciaglego hamowania. Ale warto bylo, pieknie i niezla dawka adrenaliny. Zdjecia nie sa moje, jeden z organizatorow je wykonywal. Many turistic offices in La Paz organize rally by bike by the most dangerous road in the world. With all the equipment we were taken to the ... read more

There are two ways to get to Coroico. You can catch the bus. or you can go by bike. Whilst the former is definitely cheaper, and arguably safer, the latter is a lot more fun. This is the 'Death Road', so called because it used to be the world's most dangerous road. This incredibly narrow dirt and gravel track winds its way down a total of around 3,000 metres down from La Paz to Coroico. Until a few years ago, when a new road was opened, this used to be the main route for all traffic heading in this direction - including buses and trucks, an alarming number of which would end up falling off. Hence its reputation. Nowadays, with most of the traffic going down the new road, the old one is used mainly by ... read more

We´re in Coroico now and will be back in La Paz tomorrow. I´ll write more then.... read more

Hola de nuevo, como lo prometido es deuda aqui van unas imagenes de nuestra ruta de La Paz a Coroico, un pequeño pueblo en Las Yungas donde comienza la famosa carretera de la muerte Boliviana. Fue una ruta durilla, de 3 dias de duracion. Fuimos con un amigo muy majete de mallorca (que por cierto no nos ha dado permiso para colgar alguna fotos suyas comprometedoras, je, je) y nos lo pasamos fenomenal aunque acabamos bastante cansados. El primer dia caminamos 6 horas, ascendimos a 4900 metros (la cumbre) y luego descendimos a 2800 metros donde acampamos en una aldea llamada Challampa. El segundo dia fueron 8 horas de caminata por paisajes selvaticos y acabamos bastante matados, pero acabamos tomandonos unas cervecitas en la casa del Japones en una aldea llamada Sandillani. El tercer dia fueron ... read more