And You Thought Roads In Your Neck of The Woods Were Bad!

[JB]

Wanna go for a ride............................?


NOTICE FIRST PICTURE IS TWO TRUCKS FACING EACH OTHER
Surprisingly this is not the Himalayas. For all my travel buddies who
have survived Himalayan bus trips, here is a bird's eye view of..... the
horror
The road is located in the South American country of Bolivia.
It consists of 43 miles (70 km) of dirt and rock heading north from La
Paz, the world's highest capitol (altitude 12,000 feet or 3,660 m), to
Coroico, a beautiful cloud forest town at the rim of the Amazon basin.
Its catchy nickname is due to the 26 vehicles that fall off the road p! er
year. About 200 people annually lose their lives here.
A fatal accident every other night is not uncommon on the Coroico road
(the July disaster brought the death toll during the previous eight
months to 55) and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank declared
this, the world's most dangerous road.
The only road that exists to get to the Amazon from La Paz, it is
carved into the sides of a canyon. It can have vertical drops for 1,600
feet and ha s no guardrails.
Consequently, most Bolivians take the time to pray before their
descent. After all, it could be their last.