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- La Paz /Sucre
- Capital
- Boliviano (BOB)
- Currency
- 8,300,463
- Population
- BO
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Coroico Slideshow
Coroico
Travel Blogs from Coroico, Bolivia
Day 155 - The Road of Death!
... Coroico looked really picturesque, perched on the side of the valley and looking out over some of Bolivia's best mountain scenery. The area around Coroico is famous for being nearly perfect for growing coca plants and also citrus fruit, so we ...
The Worlds Most Dangerous Road
... was okay ahead of me and occasionally looking back and covering the French girl. Teamwork I say. We`re U.S. Postal amd we`re in Bolivia. But la Francesa clearly can`t cut it with Group 2, so Aaron asks me to ride in a third group with her. I ...
The death road...
Well I'm back in good old England. Apologies if I've been a quiet upon my return but managed to pick up a stinking cold during my weekend stopover in Amsterdam. Thought it would be a shame to leave the travelogue unfinished so will be trying to finish it ...
Most dangerous Road
... in La Paz bi schlaechtem Wetter, bin ich namal uf e Bike-Tour. Allerdings toent die viel schlimmer als es isch. D Stecki uf Coroico isch bekannt worde als 'World's most dangerous road' (WMDR, oder au Road of Death, Todesstrass), wil det all paar Wuche ...
worlds most dangerous road
... injuries in that group, im glad we paid for a good company with good equipment. we went on in the van to a town called coroico, which was nestled in the mountains with nothing else but jungle around it. here we wnt to hotel esmerelda for a swim looking ...
Jan 28, 2011
The Death Road
Well alter skydiving, bungy jumping, caving, whitewater rafting, Scuba diving, hydroboarding and many other insane activities we have done on this trip, we just had to unleash the daredevil spirit once again and get on our trusty mountain bikes and ...
Coroico
... the one and only washing mashine in the best hotel in town. magyar verzio! :) La Paz fustjebol atugrottunk Coroico Yungaira (majdnem dzsungel). A falu tele turista rajongo kutyakkal, hobo csirkekkel Elvis frizuraval, 3 vizesessel, nehany piros banan ...
Day 156 - Coroico
Ok, I´ve just lost the whole of this entry due to a crap computer, so here´s a very quick summary: We did nothing today, so Katie was able to recover from her injuries. I walked into town to try (unsuccessfully) to change our Dollars into ...
We found our way, eventually, to Coroico, phew!
... in just under 2.5 hours, pretty good I thought. After eating a really good pizza (probably the best we've had in South America) we read for a while but then flopped into bed, very tired indeed. Coroico seems like a very nice place. ...
Mountain Biking Down Death Road
About an hour away from La Paz is the beginning of what is considered the most dangerous road in the world. It begins at an altitude of 4700 meters where morning temperatures are consistently sub-zero. The reason this road is known as Death Road is ...
La Sende Verde animal refuge
... a diversion which took it right past the entrance to the animal sanctuary, which saved us the trouble of catching a taxi from Coroico town 7km away. The refuge works with around 6 permanent staff, most bolivian but with a Swede doing the cooking and a ...
Biking down the World's Most Dangerous Road
... we were about a half hour away from Yolosa, the very small town or perhaps just the name of the hotel below Coroico where we showered and ate lunch. It was nice in that the road was slightly less dusty and the waterfalls were slightly ...
Relaxing in Coroico
... a stomach bug. A Bolivian couple we'd met in the jungle had told us that we couldn't leave Bolivia without first spending some time in the town of Coroico about 3 hours from La Paz. Based on this recommendation and one from a friend of Iain's ...
Death Road
... a hostel for lunch. I went swimming in the river. On the way back, the guide told us that the government of Bolivia used to push people off a certain cliff. The Paraguayan prisoners who built the road would be pushed off if they were too ...
World´s Most Dangerous Road (Not Tolladine one)
... . Mental and physical. And no Oxygen. Finally arrived at the bottom absolutely caned. A nice hot shower at our hotel in Coroico and the evening spent drinking with Dan and playing pool with the others. By far one of the best experiences of the ...
Golden Shores
Along the banks of the river we have been passing teams of people working in the shallows some simply with pans and others using machines that pump water to wash over mud on car mats. These families are all in the process of Gold Digging and spend ...
The Worlds Worst Road
Taking the 19hour bus journey to Rurrenabaque was draining to say the least... Same awful Bolivian mud roads, it rained for about 16 of those hours making the road if its actually possible, worse and being lifted a foot off your seat every so often ...
Worlds Most Dangerous Road and La Senda Verde
... 7 to meet our group in the café before heading out to the starting point. We opted to ride with Gravity Bolivia, the most expensive company but the one with the best safety record. The WMDR was built by Paraguayan ...
flowers and monkeys close up
... , steep densely forsted mountains in the tropical forests of Bolivia. Watching above the valley and its river, Coroico calls itself the touristic capital of Bolivia. Though it is a small village, there are many cafes and restaurants and guides offer their ...
Our first Inca Trail
... and we decided we deserved a day of rest. We got a jeep ride to the gorgeous hilltop paradise-town of Coroico. We stayed in a beautiful room with a private balcony, hung all of our belongings out to dry and spent a whole day ...
Vertical Limit (by MAPG)
Everyday tons of adrenaline junkies go to calle Sagarnaga in La Paz, in order to put their lives in the hands of one of the (licensed) travel agencies that operate the 65 km road between La Paz and Yolosa, also called the Death Road. Agencies provide ...
World`s Most Dangerous Road
... nach Coroico. Sie beginnt auf etwa 4700 metern Hoehe und schlaengelt sich dann spektakulaer 64 km lang durch die Anden bis Coroico auf gerade einmal 1100 metern erreicht ist...wenn man ueberlebt. Jedes Jahr kommen dort hunderte ums Leben uns die Strasse ...
We survived the Death Road
... begun. It is actually the longest downhill descent in the world, with the starting point at 4,650ms and the finish line in Coroico at 1,200ms, making it a descent of 3,450ms over 20km of tarmac followed by 30km of the actual gravelly death road. The ...
The Worlds Most Dangerous Road
Today we cycled the Worlds Most Dangerous Road!! And we are proud survivors! We arrived early at the meetpoint for breakfast (The Burch was a little bit nervous and couldnt stomach much!) and met our group and guides and were given our kits on the way ...
In Richtung Dschungel - gefàhrliste Strasse d.Welt
... , desto waermer wird es, wir fahren durch Wasserfaelle, Baeche und ich bin eigentlich bissle traurig als wir letztendlich in Coroico angkommen. Hier speisen wir in einem super-Hotel, mit Pool, Sauna, Haengematten und voll dem Luxus verglichen mit ...
The Road to Coroico
... meant sacrificing training the guides. The treacherous road soon gave way to unimaginably dramatic and beautiful landscapes of Bolivia´s hidden Eden, Coroico. Tired, hot, caked in dust and exhilarated, we made our way to a hotel pool to cool off and ...
On my way to Rurre
... due to the late arrival from Sorata, I found a ticket at the last minute to go to Rurrenabaque. On more time, I took the road of Coroico longing the road of the death. But after Coroico, the road changed for a dirt road and for 17 hours I was in a creepy ...
Death Road: part I and II
... veuen mentre vas rodant avall mereixen unes bones fotos. Té un primer tram que discorre com a carretera normal d'asfalt però a l'estil bolivi'', o sigui, amb clapes i algun tram sense afaltar, i un segon tram que és lo pròpiament dit com a "Carretera ...