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  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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A Land Diver, with vines tied to his ankles, launches himself from the Land Diving tower in front of a small group of tourists at the Lonorore Land Diving site on Pentecost Island. Vanuatu.
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  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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A Land Diver, with vines tied to his ankles, launches himself from the Land Diving tower in front of a small group of tourists at the Lonorore Land Diving site on Pentecost Island. Vanuatu.
    Land Divers 019.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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A Land Diver, with vines tied to his ankles, launches himself from the Land Diving tower in front of a small group of tourists at the Lonorore Land Diving site on Pentecost Island. Vanuatu.
    Land Divers 018.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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A Land Diver, with vines tied to his ankles, launches himself from the Land Diving tower in front of a small group of tourists at the Lonorore Land Diving site on Pentecost Island. Vanuatu.
    Land Divers 017.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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A Land Diver, with vines tied to his ankles, launches himself from the Land Diving tower in front of a small group of tourists at the Lonorore Land Diving site on Pentecost Island. Vanuatu.
    Land Divers 016.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages of all ages, dressed in traditional costume at the base of the tower, dance and sing with ever increasing tempo, the pulsating chanting is accompanied by whoop whoop sounds that build the anticipation of the waiting audience at the Land Diving.
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  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages of all ages, dressed in traditional costume at the base of the tower, dance and sing with ever increasing tempo, the pulsating chanting is accompanied by whoop whoop sounds that build the anticipation of the waiting audience at the Land Diving.
    Land Divers 014.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 013.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 012.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 010.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 009.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 007.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 005.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Claude Asal collecting vines from the hills of Pentecost Island to be used in the Land Diving.
    Land Divers 003.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Vines are collected from the highest regions of Pentecost to be used in the Land Diving.
    Land Divers 002.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Two Land Divers wearing traditional Nambas (penis shields) before the Land Diving ceremony.
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  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 011.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages during the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 008.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Villages dig holes for the construction of the Land Diving tower on the hillside at Lonorore, Pentecost.
    Land Divers 004.TIF
  • For three months of the year, on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, the tradition of land diving takes place. A tower is built from timber and vines collected from the hills around the dive site. Diving takes place between March and June when the vines are strong. The death defying dives are performed each Saturday, or when tourist cruise ships visit the Island throughout these months. The local tribes around Lonohore gather to perform the land diving as a sporting spectacle for the tourists visiting the island. A vine is tied to each ankle of the divers and the men and boys dive from different levels, some as high as ten meters.   <br />
They hurl themselves off the platform diving at the solid ground below and are saved only by the vines which pull them back from the jaws of death inches from the ground. <br />
Land diving is an ancient tradition on the island and is now considered 'professional' by the divers who are rewarded for there dives by the money paid by tourists visiting the land dive site. But the money doesn't go to the individual; it goes to the village of the diver to help support that community. The divers are paid according to which jump level platform they dive off, which ranges from around A$6 from the lowest platform to A$30 for diving from the highest platform.<br />
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Vines are collected from the highest regions of Pentecost to be used in the Land Diving.
    Land Divers 001.TIF
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...Mountain bikes are reflected on a roadside wall in La Paz as the Mountain bike tour group of tourists are driven back to their accommodation after a long days riding...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy are
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers have their mountain bikes loaded back onto the transport bus after finishing winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia77_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road... The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a chasm which resulted in her death. Despite this the road remains a daily attraction for tour
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of young British and Australian tourists celebrate their success of completing the 64 kilometer journey mountain biking down the infamous narrow dirt road by posing nude for a photograph on a landmark bend of the road... The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a chasm which resulted in her death. Despite this the road remains a daily attraction for tour
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A Mountain Bikers checks out the drop on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the l
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A Mountain Bikers checks out the drop on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the l
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers cycle past many crosses making deaths on the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride sinc
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers cycle past many crosses making deaths on the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride sinc
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-o
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers pose for a photograph on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride s
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers pose for a photograph on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride s
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers pose for a photograph on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride s
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers pose for a photograph on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride s
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers pose for a photograph on a landmark bend of the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride s
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road as the mist descends, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent... The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a chasm which resulted in her death. Despi
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road as the mist descends, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, th
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...The view for a tour group of Mountain Bikers as they prepare to bike down the infamous narrow dirt road as the mist descends, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...The view for a tour group of Mountain Bikers as they prepare to bike down the infamous narrow dirt road as the mist descends, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerou
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerou
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerou
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader, biking down infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fe
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to rest and be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fe
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of c
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers stop to be briefed about the next stage of the journey by their tour leader....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers are greeted with stunning views as they make their way along asphelt road after setting from La Cumbre...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers are greeted with stunning views as they make their way along asphelt road after setting from La Cumbre....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated fro
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers leave their bikes roadside as the stop for photohgraphs of the stunning views as they make their way along asphelt road after setting from La Cumbre....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a h
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers set off from La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers set off from La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers prepare at La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road....The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers prepare at La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a c
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia04_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...Locals watch A tour group of Mountain Bikers prepare at La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia03_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers prepare at La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into a c
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia57_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-ol
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia44_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers bike down the infamous narrow dirt road as the mist descends, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, th
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia36_.JPG
  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers make their way along tarmac road past breathtaking scenery as they travel along the first part of their journey heading towards the notorious jungle strip of 'Death Road'...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cy
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers are greeted with stunning views as they make their way along asphelt road after setting from La Cumbre...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from
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  • Mountain Biking on Death Road, Bolivia...A tour group of Mountain Bikers is briefed at La Cumbre the starting point of the days ride along death road...The North Yugas Road is a 64 Kilometer road leading from La Paz to Corioico. It is legendary for it's extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter American Development Bank christened is as the "world's most dangerous road".. The road was built in the 1930's during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners to connect the Amazon rainforest region of Northern Bolivia to it's capital City La Paz. One estimate is that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. On 24 July 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident..A new stretch of the La Paz-Coroico highroad was opened in 2006 to bypass the notorious stretch known as death road..The danger of the road has now made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990's and drawing thrill-seekers and mountain bike enthusiasts who ride on the 64km mainly downhill stretch from La Cumbre, a 4,700 meter peak to Yolosa, a decent of 3600 meter's (11,800 feet). The journey includes breathtaking views of snow covered peaks and towering cliffs and starts along modern asphalted road before entering the jungle itself and the most dangerous and notorious part of the ride. The infamous narrow dirt road, most of the road no wider than 3.2 meter's, is cut into the side of the mountain with sheer drops to the left of up to 600 meter's with virtually no safety rails on the winding steep decent..There are now many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, transport and equipment. Nevertheless, the Yungas Road remains dangerous. At least 13 of these cyclists died on the ride since 1998, the latest A 28-year-old Israeli traveler was killed in April 2010  the group of cyclists arrived at a heavily foggy area. The woman got separated from the group, and fell into
    100426_Clayton_Death Road Bolivia01_.JPG
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