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Monday, July 09, 2007
What is the most dangerous road in the world?
I used to think it was certain roads we have driven on while RVing up in
remote areas of Canada or Alaska. But no, those were superhighways
compared to this one. I'm talking about a road referred to by the locals
in Bolivia as the Road of Death, and for good reason.
This
one lane road high up in the Bolivian mountains is treacherous,
unwieldy, and remote, and that's just for starters. I watched a
documentary on it today, which stated that on average 200 people a year
have died on the road from car accidents (doesn't mention heart
attacks..). If you go off the side, well let's just say that it's been
nice knowing you. There is a local tour operation where you can go on a
bike tour on the road, which connects La Paz to Coroico. Back in my
younger days, I might have considered. After my wife broke her arm
several years ago while we were mountain biking, we haven't been riding
much. For the truly adventurous, here is the site- (be
sure to see the slideshow). Another site noted that the most
dangerous section is now just open for mountain bikers, which is a good
thing I guess..
