Since arrivial in Bolivia this has been very high up on the agenda. After establishing early on that this was something we could do on our day off we went about making it happen. And last Thursday, it finally did!
For those who don't know, this is the raod that has been tagged as 'the world's most dangerous road' or 'death road' and since the opening of a new, safer road, the oppertunity to cycle down 'the death road has become available.
The road starts up in the mountains at 4700m and is almost all downhill to the finish near Coroico, 65km later, and 3400m lower.
The road was just the most stunning thing ever! For onve it wasn't the altittude taking my breath away...
I spent most of the way saying 'wpw' and 'God your creation is so amazing'. I felt like a combination of the 'Gap Yah' guy anf one of the guys off the 'stuff christian guys say' video. But enough of my blabbing, the best way for you to get a flavor is to see some pictures. So here they are...
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| San Francisco Square in La Paz at dawn. |
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| So we Begin... |
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| Alex on a ledge, sorry about the angled photos, no time to flip them.. |
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| Hello first section.. |
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| A path around a tunnel |
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| Looking back on the first mountain section |
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| Me, at the dangerous bit |
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| The whole first 10km was like this or for those who watched the top gear sepcial, like the Jeremy Clakson bit. |
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| Yet more... |
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| Checky rest bite... |
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| Waterfalls in the early section |
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| A view from a latter part of the road in the rainforest |
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| Final destination.. |
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| And again.... |
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| A view back from a section of the new, safe raod. |
JJ
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