Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Men and women run from the danger of fatality but there is one devil in the beautiful planet that attracts thousands of thrill seekers yearly from all around the world. “El Camino de la Muerte” or “Road of Death” which connects Coroico with the capital city La Paz is frequently identified as the North Yungas Road of Bolivia. This is one of the most wonderful human built wonder of the South America.  The North Yungas Road was modernized in the course of a 20 year period ending in 2006 and  it a favourite location for downhill biking since there is a 64-kilometre (40 mi) stretch of continuous downhill riding with only one quick uphill section.

Road of Death in Bolivia ( Image: Matteo Bertolino )
Road of Death in Bolivia ( Image: Matteo Bertolino )

The length of this deadly highway is virtually 60 Kilometers and it is regarded as one particular of the most treacherous road in the world that kills 200 to 300 travelers annually. The capital of Bolivia, “La Paz” is linked with the Amazon rainforest region of the Northern Bolivia through the Road of Death.

The cyclists on the North Yungas road of Bolivia ( Jeronimo's Eye Image )
The cyclists on the North Yungas road of Bolivia ( Jeronimo's Eye Image )

North Yungas road of Bolivia or the Road of Death was grow to be renowned in the 1990’s for the adventurers and mountain bikers. Given that 1998, many of them have been killed travelling on this road. The North Yungas road was constructed in the 1930s during the Chaco war by Paraguayan prisoners. Presently a lot of efforts have been produced to make the Norht Yungas road safer for the travelers, even so nevertheless the road is as well significantly dangerous for creating a journey by way of this road.

A tourist bus on Bolivia's Death road (Ken Weaver's Photo)
A tourist bus on Bolivia's Death road (Ken Weaver's Photo)

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