World's most dangerous road

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from another forum I frequent...

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 per year. About 200 people annually lose their lives here.

A fatal accident every fortnight 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 drops for 1,600 feet and has no guardrails.



Consequently, most Bolivians take the time to pray before their descent. After all, it could be their last.

[BusaLoco]

Crazy isn't it? ... I saw that on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/.<edited><editID>BusaLoco</editID><editDate>2006-12-05 16:31:17</editDate></edited>

[Birkinpilot]

Saw a program on TV about it not long ago. They mentioned one guy that has gone over the edge twice while riding as a passenger in a bus, and now nobody wants to ride in a bus with him.