8).The North Yungas Road (alternatively known as Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, Road of fate or Death Road) is a 61-kilometre (38 mi) or 69-kilometre (43 mi) road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 kilometres (35 mi) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road".
Only at your own risk - the Yungas road is considered the world’s most dangerous because it is steep, long and unpaved. For some unfathomable reason thousands of tourists choose to mountain bike down more than 38 miles of twists and turns on this bumpy road. There are no guard rails for safety and the nearest hospital is two hours away. Your ears are likely to pop as you descend almost 4,000 metres from the Andes Mountains down to the Amazon rainforest. If you dare take your eyes off the road there are some incredible views to be had.
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One estimate is that 200 to 300 travellers are killed yearly along the road.The road includes cross markings on many of the spots where vehicles have fallen.
A South Yungas Road (Chulumani Road) exists that connects La Paz to Chulumani, 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of La Paz, and is considered to be nearly as dangerous as the North Road.
Only at your own risk - the Yungas road is considered the world’s most dangerous because it is steep, long and unpaved. For some unfathomable reason thousands of tourists choose to mountain bike down more than 38 miles of twists and turns on this bumpy road. There are no guard rails for safety and the nearest hospital is two hours away. Your ears are likely to pop as you descend almost 4,000 metres from the Andes Mountains down to the Amazon rainforest. If you dare take your eyes off the road there are some incredible views to be had.
One estimate is that 200 to 300 travellers are killed yearly along the road.The road includes cross markings on many of the spots where vehicles have fallen.
A South Yungas Road (Chulumani Road) exists that connects La Paz to Chulumani, 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of La Paz, and is considered to be nearly as dangerous as the North Road.
This is one of the few routes that connects the Amazon rainforest region of northern Bolivia, or Yungas, to its capital city. Upon leaving La Paz, the road first ascends to around 4,650 metres (15,260 ft) at La Cumbre Pass, before descending to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) at the town of Coroico, transiting quickly from cool Altiplano terrain to rainforest as it winds through very steep hillsides and atop cliffs.
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