Peru & Bolivia

Photo Gallery 20:
"The World's Most Dangerous Road"
and Coroico, Bolivia

Photos by Adam Jones

The 85 km of road from La Paz to the village of Coroico first rises
to over 4,700 metres (the highest up I have ever been in my life),
then drops precipitously to Coroico's altitude of 1700m. The International
Development Bank labelled it "the world's most dangerous road," given
that an average of 30 vehicles per year tumble over the sheer precipices.
In places it is just 3.2 metres wide. We survived, obviously.

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Coroico

A serene and verdant village in the Yungas mountain range,
certainly a pleasant change after the frigid altiplano.

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Coroico countryside (1)

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Coroico countryside (2)

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Coroico kids (1)

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Coroico kids (2)

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Coroico street scene

The woman on the right is a descendant of the African slaves brought
to Bolivia to work the mines at Potosí. After emancipation, most migrated
to the warmer and lower climes of Coroico and points north.

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