The Most Dangerous Roads In The World / 'The Road Of Death' / Bolivia

Road - a thing in itself unsafe . But there is in the world a very dangerous road . Such as the old road in the Bolivian province of Yungas (North Yungas Road). Many consider it the most dangerous in the world. And was referred to as "Dear death."

On this stretch of about 70 kilometers, connecting La Paz and Coroico , annually more than 25 cars broken , killed 100-200 people . According to one source, the road was built in the 1930s, Paraguayan prisoners. Others say that here in the 70s last century, the American construction company worked .

The road descends from a height of 3600 meters to 330 meters above sea level . It is very steep slopes, slippery and dirty carpet. Places on this winding and extremely narrow " road " can not pass two cars - you need to stop, go ahead, understand and agree.

Driving along this road , you can observe the traces that were left there occurred an accident - truck and car parts , broken trees , etc.

But this road and continue to ride on buses and truck laden as it is the only way by which you can get from g.La Paz to Coroico . Goals packed buses transporting locals , despite the weather conditions . Very often this part of the planet covered by a dense fog that rises from the lowlands and valleys greatly limits visibility. Because tropical rains here too often collapses happen .